human rights workers

An autobiography of Dr. Hawa Abdi who founded a camp for displaced people from Mogadishu, Somalia saving countless women and children whose lives have been shattered by violence and poverty.

A compilation of writings, drawings, and poems by Rachel Corrie that provide insights into the thoughts and motivations that led her from her home in Olympia, Washington, to the Middle East where she was killed in 2003 while trying to block the demolition of a Palestinian family's home in the Gaza Strip.

The author describes his youth and maturation in the West Bank and his relationship with his political activist father, who in 1967 advocated a peaceful, two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and was murdered in 1985.

Describes how children from around the world have stood up for their rights and the rights of others.

Chronicles actress Angelina Jolie's involvement with the United Nations, describing her work as a Goodwill Ambassador, which allows her to travel around the world raising funds and awareness for refugee causes in third world countries.

A group of men and women fighting the civil war in Sudan find themselves thrown into a well of moral corruption that tries to turn their strengths into weaknesses, forcing them to make ethical compromises in order to survive.

Examines the peacekeeping efforts of former President Jimmy Carter in the years since leaving the White House; and describes how he has fought diseases, monitored over sixty-five elections in foreign nations, and led a war against poverty, hunger, and mental illness around the world.

Presents a biography on Mary Robinson, the first woman President of Ireland, fighter for human rights, and United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.

Chronicles the lives and achievements of ten activists who have fought for civil rights, including Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, Malcolm X, Oprah Winfrey, and others.

Biography of the English-Jewish lawyer who founded Amnesty International, the organization dedicated to investigating and publicizing civil rights abuses the world over.