human rights

ANDRÉA MEDINA ROSAS—feminist human rights lawyer

Meet ANDRÉA MEDINA ROSAS—feminist human rights lawyer and independent consultant. Andréa courageously works towards defending murdered and disappeared women, many who come from Ciudad Juárez, a city on the border of Mexico and the United States.

Woody Powell: Korean War Veteran for Peace

Read a book about the Korean War written by Woody Powell and Zhou Ming-fu (click here for information and purchase)

Algeria: Resources

Monument of Martyrs, Algiers

Algeria Navigator

A list of resources from around the Web about Algeria as selected by researchers and editors of The New York Times.

Ericson Acosta: writing…and singing, for his freedom

Morocco: Resources

Albert Schweitzer: The Problem of Peace

Learn more about Schweitzer (click here for information about his writings and purchase)

Václav Havel: From a Political Dissident to a Dissident Politician


Read more about Vaclav Havel and his writings (click here for information and purchase)

Libya: Resources

Moises Saman for The New York Times

Bahrain: Resources

Bahrain Navigator

A list of resources about Bahrain as selected by researchers and editors of The New York Times.

Jacqueline Moudeina: Jusitce as a Prerequisite for Reconciliation

The rights of human beings continue to be violated because the perpetrators of the most atrocious acts enjoy total impunity. The fight against impunity which I lead and which I will win by the Grace of God, is the result of my decision to take the side of those who suffer and whose cries continue to be ignored by the decision makers.

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