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A Child's Garden

Michael Foreman
Master storyteller Michael Foreman creates a timely and moving story of a child creating a garden of hope in the midst of poverty and war. Suitable for ages 5+.

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Amnesty International Report 2011

Amnesty International Annual Report 2011

Amnesty International
The 38th edition of Amnestys highly respected and comprehensive reference guide to international human rights.

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Lily Hyde
Safi and her Tatar family return to their Crimean homeland after being forcibly deported many years earlier. An evocative childs eye view of displacement and of trying to make home really home. Fiction for ages 12+

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Incarceration and human rights

Edited by Melissa McCarthy
A collection of original essays and responses from diverse contributors on the intersection between incarceration and human rights. What do human rights concerns dictate about the practices that we tolerate in places of incarceration? And conversely, what can prisons, their hard facts and the ideas underpinning them, tell us about human rights? All royalties go to Amnesty International.

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No!

David McPhail
No. No? No! A little boy sets out to deliver a letter, witnessing acts of war on the way. But when he encounters a bully by the post-box, he decides that enough is enough. Endorsed by Amnesty International UK

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Revolution is not a dinner party

Ying Chang Compestine
The powerful story of a Chinese girl who comes of age and fights to survive during her countrys Cultural Revolution. Fiction for ages 10+

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The Butterfly Heart

Paula Leydon
Set in Zambia the butterfly heart of Africa this novel gently introduces the concept of child marriage through its lyrical and very entertaining story.

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The Long Bridge

Urszula Muskus
The extraordinary and moving memoir of Urszula Muskus, who spent 16 years as a prisoner of Stalinist Russia. Torn from her industrious, middle-class life following her husbands arrest, she was packed into a rail wagon and sent eastwards into Kazakhstan and Siberia. In an alien world of political prisoners and depraved criminals she had to learn to survive to the best of her ability. Despite her terrible ordeal, her memoir is infused with her own positive and compassionate view of the world and human nature. With a foreword by Kate Allen, director of Amnesty International UK

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We are all born free mini edition

We are all born free is an outstanding and beautiful picture book celebrating the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Artists and illustrators from all over the world offer their personal interpretation of the Articles, making them easy to understand for young readers. Children aged 6 and over will take great pleasure in discovering an exceptional illustration as well as a fundamental right on every page they turn. Published by Frances Lincoln in association with Amnesty International, with forewords by David Tennant, who describes this collection as a 'beautiful book' in which 'youll find thirty rules for the world to live by' and John Boyne, for whom this book 'might be the most important one that you ever own.' We Are All Born Free has already been translated into more than 30 languages and sold over 200,000 copies.

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All the colours of the Earth

Selected by Wendy Cooling, illustrated by Sheila Moxley
Anthology of illustrated poems from around the world.

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Amnesty International Report 2006

The 33rd edition of Amnesty International's renowned annual reference guide to international human rights developments.

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Amnesty International Report 2010

The 37th edition of a renowned and comprehensive reference guide to international human rights

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Banners & dragons

Dan Jones MBE with foreword by Dame Anita Roddick
Special offer price of £6.50 + P&P, usual retail price is £12.99 This practical workbook shows you how to campaign effectively, whatever your resources. Full of simple, low-cost and spectacular campaigning techniques, it is illustrated with foolproof instructions and pictures.

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Before We Say Goodbye

Gabriella Ambrosio
Before We Say Goodbye is an extraordinary novel that was inspired by an actual suicide bombing and tells the story of two teenage girls, one Palestinian, one Israeli. Its fast-paced narrative shows the corrosive psychological damage caused when societies are riddled with violence and hatred. Already published in Italy, it has received great critical acclaim. Suitable for ages 14+

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Bhopal: clouds of injustice

This book reports on lack of progress made in compensating victims of 1984 Bhopal chemical disaster.

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Broken lives: one year of Intifada

The book examines human rights violations by Isreal, the Palestinian Authority and armed groups. It measures the events of the intifadah against universal human rights standards. It also pays tribute to the work of Palestinian, Israeli and international human rights organisations and human rights defenders.

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Business and human rights in a time of change

Christopher L. Avery
This report is intended to further discussion on business and human rights and to provide senior managers with terms of reference and sources of information to assist them in the development of company policy

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Chalkline

Jane Mitchell
The moving story of a Kashmiri boy soldier, from a prize-winning Irish author. Suitable for ages 12+

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Click

Eoin Colfer, Linda Sue Park, Ruth Ozeki, Nick Hornby, Tim Wynne-Jones, David Almond, Gregory Maguire, Deborah Ellis, Margo Lanagan, Roddy Doyle
Click is the result of an outstanding collaboration of 10 award-winning authors, all writing to come in aid to Amnesty International. The unison of their stories makes this book an unpredictable novel of wonders, surprises, mysteries and human relations. Maggie and Jason inherit gifts from their much beloved grandfather after his death. Simple objects bring gripping adventures and the life changing revealing of secrets… Ages 12+

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Code of Ethics and Declarations Relevant to the Health Professions (Fifth Edition)

Amnesty International
Health Professionals have been active in the work of Amnesty International since its inception, and have played an increasingly valuable role in documenting human rights abuses, arranging treatment for victims, and campaigning for the observance and the strengthening of human rights and ethical standards. In this newly revised and expanded edition, Codes of Ethics illustrates the critical milestones and technical instruments developed during recent years. It present an invaluable reference tool for all professionals engaged in medical ethics to inform effective human rights advocacy.

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