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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.

 

November 10, 2018 | Granta

Dividing Lines

Jack Losh

The fight against militias that roam CAR's displaced persons camps and now persecute the very people they claim to protect.

October 30, 2018 | Al Jazeera

Child Soldiers of South Sudan

Andreea Campeanu and Patricia Huon

In South Sudan there are still 19,000 children in armed forces, with boys trained to fight and girls taken as "wives."

How Assad Hangs On

Reese Erlich

Many experts thought Assad would be out of power by now. But the initial popular uprising has devolved into religious and ethnic strife. Assad is seen by some as the best hope for stability.

Nepali Lives, Foreign Dreams

Anup Kaphle

A special election in Nepal fuels hope for an end to years of gridlock but thousands of Nepalis are voting with their feet—leaving the country in pursuit of better opportunities.

Sex and Sanitation in Brazil

Lauren Wilks

Prostitution is not illegal in Brazil. Yet a campaign to “clean-up” the country’s image ahead of the World Cup is rendering those working in Brazil’s sex industry increasingly vulnerable.

Enduring Rifts: Chile 40 Years After the Pinochet Coup

Jeff Kelly Lowenstein, Jon Lowenstein

Four decades after the military overthrew Chile’s democratically-elected government, the past remains a vital force in the country. A look at elections, memory and reform in this wounded nation.

Powering Up Brazil

Juan Forero

How can you provide power for a country of 200 million people? This series examines Brazil's energy needs as one of the biggest economic players.

Peacekeepers: The Congo Case

Jon Sawyer, Kenny Katombe

UN enforcement of "responsibility to protect" has too often focused more on protecting UN troops than civilian populations. In eastern Congo UN military leaders are talking—and taking—a tougher line.

Congo's Children

Kem Knapp Sawyer, Jon Sawyer

Children in the DRC who have lost families, homes and schools prove to be resilient as well as vulnerable. Arts, sports and vocational training help them to re-connect and start life anew.

Turkey Under Protest

Jenna Krajeski

When protests flooded Turkey, they revealed deep problems. Police brutality, authoritarianism, and a fractured opposition moved from the margin to the spotlight. Today, what remains hidden?

Deadly Cycle: Nigeria's Silent Abortion Crisis

Allison Shelley, Allyn Gaestel

In the megalopolis of Lagos, Nigeria, abortion is legally restricted and contraception is hard to come by. What are the consequences for this city's exploding youth population?

January 22, 2016 | General news

Jeffrey Stern and "The Last Thousand"

Seiler Smith

Jeffrey Stern, former Pulitzer Center grantee, publishes his first book about an Afghanistan minority—and the problems they encounter as the U.S. troops pull out.

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