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
This Week: Corrupt Cop Reigns Over Baltimore's Streets
Cops and Robbers Justin Fenton In a story straight out of the popular 2000s television series The...
June 20, 2019 -
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Cops and Robbers
A Baltimore Sun investigation into a rogue squad of police officers who used the authority of the...
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The Last River
A series of reports on the threats and resistance activities linked to the defence of the last river...
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Brazil’s newly elected President Jair Bolsonaro is threatening to eradicate Indigenous lands in...
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Pulitzer Center Grantees Win 2019 Michael Kelly Award
Pulitzer Center grantees Maggie Michael, Nariman Ayman El-Mofty, and Maad al-Zikry were awarded the...
May 24, 2019 -
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Pulitzer Center Grantee Marcia Biggs Wins 2019 Deadline Club Award
Marcia Biggs' Pulitzer Center-supported story on starvation as a weapon of war in Yemen was selected...
May 21, 2019