This is a memoir of Professor Shepherd based on the struggle for freedom of colonized and exploited peoples. Many are now victims of crimes against humanity imposed by former colonial powers and by corrupt elites. Since the end of World War II the new global human rights movement has been shaped by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted in 1956; but numerous failures have accompanied this progress towards the goals of freedom and peace.
Prof.Shepherd recounts the way human rights advocates and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)provided invaluable support for expanding human rights protection in Africa and the world.There are many lessons here for the classroom and for those who seek to serve the cause of peace and justice through understanding, activism and compassion.
