Welcome to the May 2025 edition of Human Rights in the News, Woven Teaching’s monthly collection of important human rights stories from around the world. Topics include a successful anti-poverty program in Brazil and forced labor in China.
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Read MoreCheck out the May 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, Beijing’s crackdown on Hong Kong, and the police killing of George Floyd.
Read MoreAs panic about COVID-19, also known as Novel Coronavirus, has spread through communities around the world, xenophobia against people of Asian descent has increased noticeably.
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Check out the May 2025 edition of Human Rights in the News, Woven Teaching’s monthly collection of important human rights stories from around the world. Topics include a successful anti-poverty program in Brazil and forced labor in China.
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