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
Ninth Grade Students Learn from a Crisis Reporter
Students in the 9th grade have spent the semester working on action projects built around...
May 30, 2010 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Bridging the Gaps: Old-Media Values in a New-Media World
I was honored and pleased when Stephen Ward asked me to give this talk. It’s a subject close to home...
April 30, 2010 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Translation of "Marco's Impossible Choice," from la Repubblica
This is a story that will challenge consciences and emotions.
April 29, 2010 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Questions on Uganda: Child Sacrifice
Marco Vernaschi's Pulitzer Center-funded project on child sacrifice has generated fierce criticism...
April 22, 2010 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Olga's Girls a Finalist for the Harry Chapin Media Awards
Pulitzer Center grantee Meredith May's piece for the San Francisco Chronicle, "Olga's Girls," is a...
April 15, 2010 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Guinea-Bissau Military Leaders Identified as "Drug Kingpins"
In February, Pulitzer Center-sponsored journalist Marco Vernaschi won first place in the World Press...
April 12, 2010 -
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Child Sacrifice in Uganda
Searing images capture a disturbing Ugandan trend -- the recent rise of charlatan priests and the...