Welcome to the September 2022 edition of Human Rights in the News, Woven Teaching’s monthly collection of important human rights stories from around the world. Topics include the Colombian President Petro’s speech at the UN and the Russian war against Ukraine.
Read MoreWelcome to the July 2022 edition of Human Rights in the News, Woven Teaching’s monthly collection of important human rights stories from around the world. Topics include the latest UN-approved human right, gender equality, and the dangers of social media.
Read MoreCheck out the July 2021 edition of Human Rights in the News, Woven Teaching’s monthly collection of human rights news from around the world. Topics include enforced disappearances in Colombia and Asian American history.
Read MoreThe impact of COVID-19 has been devastating. Check out the latest blog post to learn about the pandemic’s wide-reaching impact on the world’s children.
Read MoreCheck out the March 2020 edition of Human Rights in the News, Woven Teaching’s monthly collection of human rights news from around the world. Topics include COVID-19, women’s rights in Mexico, and disability rights in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Read MoreIt has been hard to ignore one of the biggest events happening this month, the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Thanks to the U.S. Women’s National Team (USWNT), soccer is not the only thing in the spotlight — so are gender discrimination, sexism, and unequal pay.
Read MoreHow do we frame the issue of women’s rights as one of human rights? How does the #MeToo movement fit into this? How do we as educators, discuss this provocative topic in ways that dig deeper than the headlines of glittering celebrities and Hollywood? Finally, how can we position our students to understand the complicated issues that still face women and girls today?
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