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
PBS NewsHour Highlights Anna Hazare Project
An activist from a small village in western India went on hunger strikes to improve his community...
December 2, 2011 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Week in Review: Occupy New Delhi
Pulitzer Center Senior Editor Tom Hundley highlights Anna Hazare's anti-corruption movement in India...
December 1, 2011 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Magnum Foundation Interviews Cedric Gerbehaye and Rebecca Hamilton on Sudan
The Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund interviewed Pulitzer Center grantees Cedric Gerbehaye and...
November 30, 2011 -
Education Resource
Telling the Anna Hazare Story
Who is Anna Hazare? The 74-year-old farmer and former soldier who in early 2011 suddenly became the...