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.

 

  • Elizabeth Salazar headshot
    English

    Elizabeth Salazar is an investigative journalist specializing in reporting on gender, inequality, human rights, and corporate power, with extensive experience in data analysis, access to information...

    June 22, 2023
  • Peter Guest headshot
    English

    Author

    Peter Guest

    Peter Guest is a journalist focusing on the intersection of human rights, the environment, and technology. His work has appeared in WIRED, GQ, Insider, The Atlantic, and Rest of World.

    January 12, 2023
  • Sifa Bahati headshot
    English

    Author

    Sifa Bahati

    Sifa Bahati is a reporter based in Butembo, Democratic Republic of the Congo. She documents the multiple humanitarian crises in her community, including the ways in which people cope with historic...

    October 24, 2022
  • Josephine Chinele headshot
    English

    Josephine Chinele is an award-winning international journalist. She has worked as a news, features, and investigative journalist for newspapers, radio, and television platforms in Malawi, Tanzania...

    October 18, 2022
  • Florian Schmitz headshot
    English

    Florian Schmitz is a German multimedia journalist based in Thessaloniki, Greece. Schmitz works as a political correspondent for various media, mainly for Deutsche Welle, the international broadcaster...

    September 12, 2022
  • Headshot of Zeba Warsi
    English

    Author

    Zeba Warsi

    Zeba Warsi is an award-winning broadcast journalist from India, currently based in New York. Her work focuses on immigration, women, and human rights. On PBS NewsHour, she covers foreign affairs with...

    July 8, 2022
  • Susan Schulman headshot
    English

    Susan Schulman is an award-winning freelance photo, print, and video journalist. Originally trained as a fine artist, Schulman moved from her native New York to London in 1990 and worked as a...

    January 18, 2010