Gender Violence
From the Set Human Rights at Risk
Gender violence is a challenging human-rights issue that affects people worldwide. This book explores the causes of gender violence, examines the history of gender violence, highlights where people are most affected by it, and explains what organizations are doing to help.
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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