Fire and Broken Glass: The Rise of Anti-Semitism in Europe
(2002) / 16 pp.
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European governments are not accurately reporting or effectively combating antisemitic violence, creating a climate that has contributed to the rise of anti-Jewish speech and violence. Often the official response of governments is silence, or to attribute attacks to political protest. For much of early 2002, the French government made few public statements about the rising tide of anti-Jewish violence; the government has now firmly condemned it, but has yet to release official statistics on such incidents in 2002. The governments of Belgium, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Russia, where a majority of the other attacks have been concentrated, have made public statements condemning the surge in violence. But the governments have released little documentation of anti-Jewish violence, and have, according to non-governmental observers, done little to abate the rising tide.
Refugee Women at Risk: Unfair U.S. Laws Hurt Asylum Seekers
(2002) / ISBN 0-934143-96-X / 21 pp.
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(2001) / ISBN 0-9341384-90-9/ 208 pp.
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Torture, intimidation, and coercion of detainees are entrenched practices in Mexico’s criminal justice system. Legalized Injustice uncovers the causes of torture by focusing on how criminal justice either encourages or simply fails to deter it. A joint effort of the New York City-based Human Rights First and the Mexico City-based “Miguel Agustín Pro Juárez” Human Rights Center, Legalized Injustice makes compelling recommendations for changes in law and practice to reduce or eliminate torture and mistreatment.
In the National Interest (2001): Human Rights Policies for the Bush Administration
(2001) $10 / ISBN 0-934143-93-5 / 191 pp.
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In every presidential election year since 1988, Human Rights First has published a detailed set of policy recommendations on human rights for the incoming administration. This report, our fourth, offers a wide-ranging analysis of the ways in which consistent support for human rights advances U.S. national interests in prosperity and global stability, and therefore deserves broad bipartisan backing. The report provides a blueprint for policies on the protection of asylum seekers and refugees, workers’ rights and U.S. domestic compliance with international human rights norms. Two longer chapters – on the International Criminal Court and the role of the Internet in advancing human rights – have been jointly authored with the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at the Kennedy School at Harvard. In the National Interest is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the importance of human rights in a rapidly changing world.
