Human Rights
According to the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. And yet around the world, many people are denied basic human rights, or find their rights under threat. Pulitzer Center stories tagged with “Human Rights” feature reporting that covers the fight for equality under the law, civil rights and the basic dignity afforded every person. Use the Pulitzer Center Lesson Builder to find and create lesson plans on human rights.
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Pulitzer Center Update
'The Abominable Crime' Educates Communities Around the World
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Lesson Plans
Proposing a Win for Women Worldwide
Students will integrate information from multiple news sources in order to explore gender inequality issues around the world.
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Students will identify the discriminatory nature of Russia’s Anti-Propaganda Law, analyze ways it violates Russian citizens’ constitutional rights, and propose solutions.
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Students will develop a foreign policy proposal regarding fragile states, which they will plan to submit to the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
![](/sites/default/files/styles/510x315/public/07-19-15/arelis.jpg.webp?h=5cb8a49a&itok=WlOidMUO "Some 20-somethings spend their free time at the beach at nightclubs. Arelys Blanco, 22, would rather hit the streets and pass out photos of political prisoners.
She’s a member of the Ladies in White, a political opposition group founded 12 years ago to push for the release of 75 democracy activists, journalists and others jailed in a 2003 crackdown.
"I never agreed with this regime, and so I joined," Blanco said. "I want total change for this country." Image by Tracey Eaton. Cuba, 2015.")
