I truly recommend getting the “Human Rights: A Very Short Introduction”.
Even if you are not in a career or field related to human rights this book could still give a basic idea of Human Rights without weighing you down in a time sink.
“This is an excellent resource, small in size, but loaded with important and reliable information.”
It is an excellent primer that gives you all you need to know about Human Rights & Controversial issues from an objective perspective that may spark an interest for you, all in a small book of 200 pages.