Welcome to the August 2023 edition of Human Rights in the News, Woven Teaching’s monthly collection of important human rights stories from around the world. Topics include technology in history education and challenges faced by youth climate activists.
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 MorePeacEdu is an organization that is dedicated to preventing genocide and mass atrocities through education, storytelling, peacebuilding and healing the wounds caused by the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. Learn more from Albert Rutikanga, founder of PeacEdu.
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 December 2019 edition of Human Rights in the News, Woven Teaching’s monthly collection of human rights news from around the world.
Read MoreIn a new wave of human rights activism, young activists are rising up, taking action, and calling for change. Woven Teaching’s Director of Development, Shivani Banfal, spent time with young activists at this year’s UN Youth ECOSOC Forum.
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 >
February 28, 2025
Check out the February 2025 edition of Human Rights in the News, Woven Teaching’s monthly collection of important human rights stories from around the world. Topics include the granting of citizenship in Kenya and a victory for protesters in France.
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 >
