What exactly are the basic human rights? Who gets to pick them? Who enforces them—and how? - Benedetta Berti, TED Educator

Every man, women, and child on earth is born free.

People move and operate within systems of power, but understanding the sources of power are key to being an effective citizen and a person who can promote change.

The plight of indigenous peoples spans the globe from sea to shining sea in America to the land down under in Australia.

Toward the end of the 19th century, the US took thousands of Native American children and enrolled them in off-reservation boarding schools, stripping them of their cultures and languages.

Discover the noteworthy women, grassroots movements and historic milestones that have changed the world for women and girls.

To understand the enormity of statelessness, we need to look at the refugee crisis afflicting the global community. It is a massive humanitarian crisis faced by millions around the world.

Stateless people live with an invisible barrier around them. Having no nationality, they cannot enjoy the rights most of us take for granted; work, education, legal protection.

About 60 million people around the globe have been forced to leave their homes to escape war, violence and persecution. Others, referred to as refugees, sought shelter outside their own country.

European Network on Statelessness is committed to ending statelessness and ensuring that people living in Europe without a nationality are protected under international law.

There is an urgent need to protect children from growing up without a nationality.

"I’m designating the Stonewall National Monument as the newest addition to America’s national parks system. Stonewall will be our first national monument to tell the story of the struggle for LGBT rights." - President Barack Obama

Artist, Gilbert Baker, created the iconic rainbow flag design; it quickly became a global symbol of LGBTQ unity and solidarity.

Harvey Milk believed in a personal approach to local government that led him to run for office in the heart of American gay culture, the Castro. He became California's first openly gay public official.