Evidence for Hope: Making Human Rights Work in the 21st Century (Human Rights and Crimes against Humanity) Paperback – March 5, 2019

This was a well-written and enjoyable read. Simple and down-to-earth written in plain language for non-experts and individuals outside the field.

A persuasive case for human rights advocacy in difficult times. Sikkink effectively addresses the concerns and criticisms of the human rights movement by explaining the diverse origins of international standards and the continuing impacts of those standards to decrease inequality and increase respect for human dignity.

Excellent portrayal of human rights efforts reflective of a global approach in its inception, implementation, and ultimately, as the solution to global inequality.“Human rights do not let the ends justify the means because the means are also the ends. In other words, if the well-being and rights of individual humans are the ends we seek, abusing those rights cannot be the means to that end.”