Spotlighting Exceptional Human Rights Writing: The 2026 Moore Prize Long-list The Christopher G. Moore Foundation is delighted to announce the long-list for the 2026 Moore Prize for Human Rights Writing. The nine books selected this year are distinguished by their ambitious, courageous, and original engagement with some of the most pressing human rights issues facing the world today. Each title has been recognised for both the importance of its subject matter and the excellence of its writing. The long-listed titles for the 2026 Moore Prize are: The Jailhouse Lawyer by
Read More The Moore Prize Reveals its 2025 Shortlist of Books Dedicated to Human Rights At a time when human rights have been systematically violated across the globe, we at the Christopher G. Moore Foundation are proud to play a part in highlighting some of those vital issues through our annual literary prize. A powerful testimony to the horrific consequences of the war in Ukraine; the gripping story of separated twins and the impact of China’s one-child policy; a searing account of a life lived under constant, corrosive tension in the world’s
Read More Books Dedicated to Human Rights The Christopher G. Moore Foundation is delighted to announce a shortlist of six books that are outstanding in their coverage of crucial human rights concerns across the world. The 2023 shortlist incorporates a range of topics from grand narratives to personal perspectives, encompassing civil and political rights as well as socio-economic rights issues. Each is compelling in its poignancy and novel approach to telling its story. Chosen from a longlist of 14 books by our jury: senior lecturer of Human Rights at Columbia University, Dr Jackie
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