Voice of Witness is a non-profit oral history book series. We seek to illuminate human rights crises by humanizing the victims. By allowing them to tell their stories, we seek to engender greater understanding. These books are designed for readers of all levels—from high school and college students to policymakers—interested in a reality-based understanding of ongoing injustices in the United States and around the world.
So far, Voice of Witness has produced three books—Surviving Justice: America’s Wrongfully Convicted and Exonerated, Voices from the Storm: The People of New Orleans on Hurricane Katrina and Its Aftermath, and Underground America: Narratives of Undocumented Lives. The fourth book in the series, Out of Exile: The Abducted and Displaced People of Sudan will be released this fall.
As a non-profit, we rely on the support of our readers and volunteers to continue our mission of giving voice to those most affected by human rights injustices. We are currently raising money for our forthcoming projects on Zimbabwe and the Congo. If you would like to help us, please visit our DONATE and VOLUNTEER links on this site.
VOICE OF WITNESS BOARD OF ADVISORS
Roger Cohn
Former Editor-in-Chief
Mother Jones
Mark Danner
Author, Professor
UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism
Harry Kreisler
Executive Director
Institute of International Studies
UC Berkeley
Martha Minow
Professor of Law
Harvard Law School
Samantha Power
Professor
Kennedy School of Government
Harvard University
John Prendergast
Senior Advisor
International Crisis Group
Orville Schell
Dean
UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism
Jill Stauffer
Asst. Professor of Philosophy
John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY
Studs Terkel
Author, Oral Historian
William T. Vollmann
Author
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