The Courage of Strangers : Coming of Age with the Human Rights Movement

Laber, Jeri

ISBN 10: 1586480146 / ISBN 13: 9781586480141

Published by PublicAffairs, LLC, New York, NY, 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Courage of Strangers : Coming of Age with the Human Rights Movement
• Publisher: PublicAffairs, LLC, New York, NY
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1586480146
• ISBN 13: 9781586480141
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Illustrated by B & W Photographs
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Weight: 2 pounds
• Seller catalogs:
  • Sociology/Criminology/Cultural Studies/Labor

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Synopsis

Laber, one of the founders of Helsinki Watch (later to be known as Human Rights Watch) tells the story of her involvement in the influential nongovernmental organization. Beginning with her schooling and early years, she tells of her relationship to communist politics and her later involvement with anti-Soviet dissidents. Most of her work with Helsinki Watch involved documenting the repression of intellectuals in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, and the vast majority of her moral outrage is reserved for the Soviet government. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

About the Author

Jeri Laber's articles have appeared in The New York Review of Books, The New York Times and many other newspapers and magazines. She is the co-author of "A Nation is Dying": Afghanistan Under the Soviets. In recognition of her human rights work, she was awarded the Order of Merit by President Vaclav Havel on behalf of the Czech Republic. She is also the recipient of a Research and Writing Grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Laber lives in New York City and in Walton, New York.