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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In 2008, there were over 2,100 civilian casualties across Afghanistan. U.S. airstrikes accounted for...
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Once a sleepy agricultural town, the entire economy of Altar, Sonora is, at this point, based on...
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Education Resource
Meet the Nepali Kamlaris: Former Indentured Servants
Former indentured servants share their experiences as "Kamlaris" and their hopes for the future...
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Project
Disappearing in Sri Lanka
Over the course of its 25-year conflict, Sri Lanka has been an island plagued by the abduction and...
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Pulitzer Center Update
Olga's Girls featured at Encore.org
Encore.org features the Pulitzer Center-sponsored reporting project, "Olga's Girls," on indentured...
March 4, 2009