Human Rights in the News: March 2021

Human Rights in the News: March 2021

Check out the March 2021 edition of Human Rights in the News, Woven Teaching’s monthly collection of human rights news from around the world. Topics include ongoing violence by state forces in Myanmar and voting restrictions in the United States.

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Human Rights in the News: November 2020

Human Rights in the News: November 2020

Check out the November 2020 edition of Human Rights in the News, Woven Teaching’s monthly collection of human rights news from around the world. Topics include protests against police violence in France and human rights violations by conservationists in Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Human Rights in the News: October 2020

Human Rights in the News: October 2020

Check out the October 2020 edition of Human Rights in the News, Woven Teaching’s monthly collection of human rights news from around the world. Topics include protests in Nigeria, gender discrimination in sports, and freedom of expression.

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Human Rights in the News: August 2020

Human Rights in the News: August 2020

Check out the August 2020 edition of Human Rights in the News, Woven Teaching’s monthly collection of human rights news from around the world. Topics include Venezuela’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NBA wildcat strike, and more.

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Human Rights in the News: June 2020

Human Rights in the News: June 2020

Check out the June 2020 edition of Human Rights in the News, Woven Teaching’s monthly collection of human rights news from around the world. Topics include police violence in the U.S., human rights violations in the clean energy sector, and more.

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Stonewall was a Riot: Honoring the Contributions of Transgender Individuals to the LGBTQIA Movement

Stonewall was a Riot: Honoring the Contributions of Transgender Individuals to the LGBTQIA Movement

As we celebrate Pride Month, it is important to acknowledge the diversity of those involved in the riots and the gay liberation movement. Historically, the contributions and sacrifices of certain groups, including transgender people (and particularly trans people of color), were either ignored or erased. We cannot allow this to continue. The world needs the strength, resiliency, and leadership of transgender communities.

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We Charge Genocide: Reckoning with Racial Violence in the United States

We Charge Genocide: Reckoning with Racial Violence in the United States

In response to the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, demonstrations against police violence have erupted in the United States. The NAACP has called on the UN to declare murders by police as human rights violations, but they are not the first to do so. In December 1951, a Detroit-based civil rights organization, the Civil Rights Congress, delivered an historic petition to the United Nations, charging the United States with genocide.

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Human Rights in the News: May 2020

Human Rights in the News: May 2020

Check 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.

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