Welcome to the August 2024 edition of Human Rights in the News, Woven Teaching’s monthly collection of important human rights stories from around the world. Topics include Pride in Kathmandu and homelessness in California.
Read MoreCheck out the September 2020 edition of Human Rights in the News, Woven Teaching’s monthly collection of human rights news from around the world. Topics include the global increase in child labor, a women’s protest in Mexico, and a break in the pending genocide case against Myanmar.
Read MoreCheck 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.
Read MoreCheck out the January 2020 edition of Human Rights in the News, Woven Teaching’s monthly collection of human rights news from around the world.
Read MoreCheck out the December 2019 edition of Human Rights in the News, Woven Teaching’s monthly collection of human rights news from around the world.
Read MoreA UN Special Rapporteur recently called the treatment of the Bay Area’s homeless population “cruel” and “inhuman.” Under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, everyone has a right to housing. Learn more about two local initiatives to help homeless students and their families.
Read MoreYou Have the Right To… is a brand new poster that Woven Teaching has created for your classroom. Help students learn about the 30 Articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Learn more >
October 22, 2024
Woven Teaching’s latest resource, Defending Democracy: Lessons for Building Resilience and Taking Action, is now available!
Inspired by Timothy Snyder's, On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century, the curriculum’s 15 lessons encourage civic engagement and global citizenship, and emphasize critical thinking, media literacy and community-building. Download >
