For 20 years Katja Riemann has been out and about in the world, as UNICEF ambassador: on the ground, up close. She describes the work of non-governmental organizations and talks about people she admires because they’re making a difference. For years she has observed the work of Molly Melching, the founder of Tostan International, which is bringing about the end of female circumcision in Senegalese village communities. Alongside Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Denis Mukwege and physician and activist Dr. Kasereka Lusi, she was able to get an idea of how rape is used as an instrument of war in eastern Congo. “Drugs can be sold only once, people many times,” she reports from Nepal, where the daughters of lower caste families are brought to Kathmandu by human traffickers to serve as maids. And finally, Katja Riemann finds her own history in Lebanon, where her father lived and taught for a long time.
Katja Riemann’s confidence provides hope, her dedication is infectious, her humor is intoxicating. She shows that change is possible.
“The title of my book is inspired by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Almost all 30 articles begin with the words ‘Everyone has...’ or ‘No one shall...’
‘Everyone has the right to life, liberty, and security of person.’ (§ 3)
‘No one shall be held in slavery or servitude.’ (§ 4)”
