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Human Rights Reading List

Our book picks on human rights, social justice and making the world a better place.
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In her award-winning interrogation of the last century of American history, Samantha Power asks the haunting question: Why do American leaders who vow "never again" repeatedly fail to stop genocide? Reading Lists, Book Lists, Book Worth Reading, Got Books, Books To Read, Human Rights Policy, Samantha News, Foreign Policy, Age
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In her award-winning interrogation of the last century of American history, Samantha Power asks the haunting question: Why do American leaders who vow "never again" repeatedly fail to stop genocide?
Amnesty International USA
Amnesty International USA
Touching, raw, brilliant. A memoir in the form of a graphic novel telling the story of the author growing up in Tehran before, during and after the Iranian Revolution in 1979. Summer Reading, Reading Strategies, Ich Bin Malala, Persepolis Book, Feminist Books, Graphic Novels
The Complete Persepolis: Volumes 1 and 2
Touching, raw, brilliant. A memoir in the form of a graphic novel telling the story of the author growing up in Tehran before, during and after the Iranian Revolution in 1979.
A powerful examination of mass incarceration and race in the US Fall Reading, Reading Room, Reading 2014, Reading Goals, Reading Journal, Reading Corner
The New Jim Crow
A powerful examination of mass incarceration and race in the US
Amnesty International USA
Amnesty International USA
A classic. Over 40 years old but still relevant today. Summer Book List, Summer Reading Lists, Good Books, Social Entrepreneurship, Banned Books, Pedagogy, Oppression
Top 10 Summer Book List for Human Rights Advocates
A classic. Over 40 years old but still relevant today.
A dramatic portrayal of female revolt against treatment of women in many parts of the Middle East. Human Rights Books, Human Rights Issues, Free Books Online, Book Dragon
Top 10 Summer Book List for Human Rights Advocates
A dramatic portrayal of female revolt against treatment of women in many parts of the Middle East.
If you’re looking for a super-readable history of US torture and Guantanamo since 9/11, this is it. Presidential Powers, M48, Shocking News, Self Destruction, Breien
5 Books Tell of US Torture in Post 9/11 World
If you’re looking for a super-readable history of US torture and Guantanamo since 9/11, this is it.
The unforgettable, heartbreaking story that reveals a struggle in Afghanistan that continues today. Love Reading, Reading Den, Reading Stories, School Reading
The unforgettable, heartbreaking story that reveals a struggle in Afghanistan that continues today.
Amnesty International USA
Amnesty International USA
Monia Mazigh tells of how her husband was kidnapped at JFK airport by US officials and sent to Syria to be tortured, as part of the US “extraordinary rendition” program. This is a remarkable story of personal courage, and of an extraordinary woman who lets us into her life so that others can understand the denial of rights and the discarding of human rights her family suffered. Women's Human Rights, I Love Books, Human Rights Organizations, Types Of Books
5 Books Tell of US Torture in Post 9/11 World
Monia Mazigh tells of how her husband was kidnapped at JFK airport by US officials and sent to Syria to be tortured, as part of the US “extraordinary rendition” program. This is a remarkable story of personal courage, and of an extraordinary woman who lets us into her life so that others can understand the denial of rights and the discarding of human rights her family suffered.
Excellent book Best History Books, Us History, American History, History Class, Black History, The Americans, Native Americans, African Americans
A people's history of the United States - Howard Zinn
Excellent book
A harrowing story that must be told and read. Family Books, Bravery, Love Book
Top 10 Summer Book List for Human Rights Advocates
A harrowing story that must be told and read.
Great series to introduce young readers to serious human rights themes. (also enjoyable for all ages!) The Hunger Games, Hunger Games Trilogy, Weekend Reading, Easy Reading
Great series to introduce young readers to serious human rights themes. (also enjoyable for all ages!)
Amnesty International USA
Amnesty International USA
Fascinating book that addresses dignity, social and economic justice, and the complicated nature of memory and human legacies. Book Club Books, The Book, Book Clubs, Reading Resources, Reading Time, Book Nerd
Fascinating book that addresses dignity, social and economic justice, and the complicated nature of memory and human legacies.
Amnesty International USA
Amnesty International USA
A Newsweek journalist's gripping memoir and glimpse into human rights situation in Iran. Best Books To Read, Buy Books
A Newsweek journalist's gripping memoir and glimpse into human rights situation in Iran.
Amnesty International USA
Amnesty International USA
Riveting -- against the background of Sri Lanka's civil war Anil's Ghost is a story of love, family and identity. Happy Reading
Top 10 Summer Book List for Human Rights Advocates
Riveting -- against the background of Sri Lanka's civil war Anil's Ghost is a story of love, family and identity.