Roberto Garretón Knihy

In this book, 25 people from various parts of the world tell us about their work to promote human rights. They all have different experiences. Some fight a constant battle, not infrequently putting their own liberty or life at stake. Others have an acknowledged standing internationally or in the countries in which they work. But one thing unites them: a deep and personal commitment to human rights. Mary Robinson, the Dalai Lama, Thomas Hammarberg, Václav Havel, Binyan Liu, Rigoberta Menchú Tum, Bacre N'diaye, Albie Sachs and many others have contributed to this book. They write about their own personal experiences and cover a wide variety of subjects-rights in Africa, the Americas, Asia and Europe; civil and political, economic, social and cultural rights; the rights of women, children and minorities; the death penalty and many other vital issues. This book is being published to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.