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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Lesson Plans
Evaluating Turkey: What Makes a Country “Free”?
Students evaluate the status of freedom in Turkey using Freedom House criteria, and consider how freedom may be defined at home and around the world.
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The death of Jamal Khashoggi shocked the world—but he was far from the first Saudi dissident to be...
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Pulitzer Center Update
Young Leader Profiles: Meet the Winners of the Local Letters for Global Change Contest
Meet the next generation of global changemakers: our contest winners are profiled here, and receive...
January 18, 2019