Human Rights at Risk
Set of 5 titles
Human Rights at Risk explores some of the most urgent human-rights issues that challenge nations around the world today. Each book examines the issue, its history, which areas are most affected by it, and what organizations are doing to help. Topics include gender violence, human trafficking, refugee and immigrant rights, reproductive rights, and excessive use of force by police. Each book includes a graphic that presents key information visually, source notes, and resources to aid in further research.
SLJ Review of Human Rights at Risk
Gr 7–10—This series provides an essential resource for students to grasp the urgency of human rights issues, both historically and in the present day, across the U.S. and globally. Each book opens with a bulleted summary of key topics, followed by an introduction featuring a notable case that brought attention to the subject. The chapters then explore various types of human rights violations and strategies to address them, supported by eye-opening statistics. The series also examines the laws and organizations working to safeguard at-risk populations, with graphs offering clear data visualization. Each book has a glossary, source notes, an additional resource list, and an index. VERDICT Recommended for research projects.
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