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I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban (Hardcover)
by (shelved 122 times as human-rights)
avg rating 4.16 — 628,330 ratings — published 2012
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Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide (Hardcover)
by (shelved 85 times as human-rights)
avg rating 4.28 — 55,751 ratings — published 2008
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Just Mercy Just Mercy (Paperback)
by (shelved 60 times as human-rights)
avg rating 4.62 — 265,236 ratings — published 2014
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"A Problem from Hell": America and the Age of Genocide "A Problem from Hell": America and the Age of Genocide (Paperback)
by (shelved 56 times as human-rights)
avg rating 4.26 — 11,081 ratings — published 2002
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We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families (Paperback)
by (shelved 56 times as human-rights)
avg rating 4.22 — 37,222 ratings — published 1998
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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 53 times as human-rights)
avg rating 4.52 — 118,445 ratings — published 2010
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Between the World and Me Between the World and Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 49 times as human-rights)
avg rating 4.40 — 370,076 ratings — published 2015
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We Should All Be Feminists We Should All Be Feminists (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 45 times as human-rights)
avg rating 4.39 — 334,215 ratings — published 2012
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Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 45 times as human-rights)
avg rating 4.46 — 101,226 ratings — published 2009
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A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier (Hardcover)
by (shelved 38 times as human-rights)
avg rating 4.16 — 195,065 ratings — published 2007
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The Hate U Give The Hate U Give (Hardcover)
by (shelved 34 times as human-rights)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,021,542 ratings — published 2017
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Night Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as human-rights)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,376,766 ratings — published 1956
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Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (Hardcover)
by (shelved 33 times as human-rights)
avg rating 4.52 — 163,765 ratings — published 2020
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So You Want to Talk About Race So You Want to Talk About Race (Hardcover)
by (shelved 33 times as human-rights)
avg rating 4.48 — 108,129 ratings — published 2018
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Hardcover)
by (shelved 33 times as human-rights)
avg rating 4.13 — 811,958 ratings — published 2010
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King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa (ebook)
by (shelved 32 times as human-rights)
avg rating 4.19 — 70,175 ratings — published 1998
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Pathologies of Power: Health, Human Rights, and the New War on the Poor Pathologies of Power: Health, Human Rights, and the New War on the Poor (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as human-rights)
avg rating 4.28 — 4,870 ratings — published 2003
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In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as human-rights)
avg rating 4.48 — 106,650 ratings — published 2015
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Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as human-rights)
avg rating 4.20 — 89,300 ratings — published 2003
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Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West (Hardcover)
by (shelved 29 times as human-rights)
avg rating 4.01 — 72,545 ratings — published 2012
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Sold Sold (Hardcover)
by (shelved 29 times as human-rights)
avg rating 4.24 — 65,444 ratings — published 2006
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White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism (Audiobook)
by (shelved 28 times as human-rights)
avg rating 4.16 — 172,888 ratings — published 2018
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The Fire Next Time (Vintage International) The Fire Next Time (Vintage International)
by (shelved 28 times as human-rights)
avg rating 4.55 — 124,385 ratings — published 1963
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Inventing Human Rights: A History Inventing Human Rights: A History (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as human-rights)
avg rating 3.74 — 1,220 ratings — published 2007
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Universal Human Rights in Theory and Practice Universal Human Rights in Theory and Practice (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as human-rights)
avg rating 3.58 — 360 ratings — published 1989
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The Diary of a Young Girl The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as human-rights)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,233,481 ratings — published 1947
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Disposable People: New Slavery in the Global Economy Disposable People: New Slavery in the Global Economy (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as human-rights)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,467 ratings — published 1999
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The Last Girl: My Story of Captivity, and My Fight Against the Islamic State The Last Girl: My Story of Captivity, and My Fight Against the Islamic State (Audio CD)
by (shelved 26 times as human-rights)
avg rating 4.48 — 28,883 ratings — published 2017
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Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City (Hardcover)
by (shelved 26 times as human-rights)
avg rating 4.47 — 115,375 ratings — published 2016
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To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as human-rights)
avg rating 4.26 — 6,957,698 ratings — published 1960
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Long Walk to Freedom Long Walk to Freedom (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as human-rights)
avg rating 4.36 — 95,022 ratings — published 1994
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Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as human-rights)
avg rating 4.25 — 13,927 ratings — published 2003
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Human Rights: A Very Short Introduction Human Rights: A Very Short Introduction (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as human-rights)
avg rating 3.67 — 681 ratings — published 2007
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How to Be an Antiracist How to Be an Antiracist (Hardcover)
by (shelved 25 times as human-rights)
avg rating 4.36 — 119,991 ratings — published 2019
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Homegoing Homegoing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 25 times as human-rights)
avg rating 4.47 — 411,001 ratings — published 2016
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The Help The Help (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as human-rights)
avg rating 4.47 — 3,043,361 ratings — published 2009
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Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as human-rights)
avg rating 4.34 — 172,906 ratings — published 2019
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Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine and the Foundations of a Movement Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine and the Foundations of a Movement (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as human-rights)
avg rating 4.44 — 36,485 ratings — published 2015
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They Called Us Enemy They Called Us Enemy (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as human-rights)
avg rating 4.42 — 53,985 ratings — published 2019
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Infidel Infidel (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as human-rights)
avg rating 4.20 — 92,922 ratings — published 2006
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Not Enough: Human Rights in an Unequal World Not Enough: Human Rights in an Unequal World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as human-rights)
avg rating 3.73 — 241 ratings — published 2018
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The Underground Railroad The Underground Railroad (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as human-rights)
avg rating 4.06 — 449,771 ratings — published 2016
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Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as human-rights)
avg rating 3.66 — 358,942 ratings — published 2006
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The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: A History of Settler-Colonial Conquest and Resistance, 1917–2017 The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: A History of Settler-Colonial Conquest and Resistance, 1917–2017 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as human-rights)
avg rating 4.49 — 36,503 ratings — published 2020
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March: Book One (March, #1) March: Book One (March, #1)
by (shelved 20 times as human-rights)
avg rating 4.35 — 57,627 ratings — published 2013
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The Last Utopia: Human Rights in History The Last Utopia: Human Rights in History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as human-rights)
avg rating 3.45 — 449 ratings — published
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as human-rights)
avg rating 4.13 — 136,472 ratings — published 1845
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Until We Are Free: My Fight for Human Rights in Iran Until We Are Free: My Fight for Human Rights in Iran (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as human-rights)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,989 ratings — published 2016
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Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as human-rights)
avg rating 3.98 — 117,613 ratings — published 2012
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The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as human-rights)
avg rating 4.15 — 2,466,316 ratings — published 1985
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Marcus Tullius Cicero
“In times of war, the law falls silent.

Silent enim leges inter arma
Marcus Tullius Cicero

Martin Luther King Jr.
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
Martin Luther King Jr.

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