Books on Human Rights

Freedom Next Time

Resisting the Empire

By John Pilger

Darfur Diaries

Stories of Survival

By Jen Marlowe, Aisha Bain and Adam Shapiro

In November 2004, three independent filmmakers traveled to eastern Chad and crept across the border into Darfur. Improvising as they went, they spoke with dozens of Darfurians, learning about their history, hopes, and fears, and the resilience and tragedy of their everyday lives.

Nothing but an Unfinished Song

Bobby Sands, the Irish Hunger Striker Who Ignited a Generation

By Denis O'Hearn

The life, resistance, and death of Irish hunger striker Bobby Sands inspired millions around the world. This is his story.

Tainted Legacy

9/11 and the Ruin of Human Rights

By William Schulz

The executive director of Amnesty International USA examines the relationship between the growth of terror around the world and the violation of human rights. "In these times of trouble, terror, and confusion, we need guidance more than ever about how to ensure that humanity's struggle for its basic rights will continue to advance. Tainted Legacy provides that guidance."
--Ariel Dorfman

Collateral Damage

America's War Against Iraqi Civilians

By Laila Al-Arian and Chris Hedges

In this devastating exposé, Pulitzer Prize-winner Chris Hedges and journalist Laila Al-Arian reveal the terrifying reality of daily civilian life in Iraq at the hands of U.S. troops. Collateral Damage is based on hundreds of hours of interviews with combat veterans who explain the tactics and operations that have turned many Iraqis against the U.S. military.

Michael Schwartz wrote on The Huffington Post that the book "offers the best account so far of what Hedges calls the 'vast enterprise of industrial slaughter unleashed in Iraq,' and its impact on the troops who are trained and ordered to administer it."