BrightPoint Press: Human Rights at Risk Reviews

The Excessive Use of Force by Police Human Rights at Risk: ISBN 978-1-6782-0934-6 / eBook: 978-1-6782-0935-3
Gender Violence Human Rights at Risk: ISBN 978-1-6782-0926-1 / eBook: 978-1-6782-0927-8
Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Human Rights at Risk: ISBN 978-1-6782-0928-5 / eBook: 978-1-6782-0929-2
Refugee and Immigrant Rights Human Rights at Risk: ISBN 978-1-6782-0930-8 / eBook: 978-1-6782-0931-5
Reproductive Rights Human Rights at Risk: ISBN 978-1-6782-0932-2 / eBook: 978-1-6782-0933-9

Booklist, January 1, 2025

In the Human Rights at Risk series, readers will have the chance to explore topics that can be difficult to speak about but are crucial to understand. Each book opens with a bullet-pointed overview of its topic and a true account of a person's experience with it. Four chapters then follow, examinging the history, current status, and possible future of the issue at hand. Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking discusses the different forms of human trafficking and slavery can take, as in sex trafficking and forced marriage. Refugee and Immigrant Rights raises awareness about those who come to the U.S. seeking a better life, high-lighting their rights and some of the tough situations they could face when stepping on American land. In Reproductive Rights, readers will learn more about the controversial topic of abortion and how everyone deserves to be educated on sexual health and to have access to contraception. The Excessive Use of Force by Police faces another controversial topic head-on by tackling the history of police brutality in the U.S. and exploring how people can fight against this abuse of power. With large text, well-chosen images, real stories, and source notes, this high/low series is perfect for middle- and high-school students researching these topics and learning to protect their rights
—Aurora Dominguez


The Excessive Use of Force by Police Human Rights at Risk: ISBN 978-1-6782-0934-6 / eBook: 978-1-6782-0935-3
Gender Violence Human Rights at Risk: ISBN 978-1-6782-0926-1 / eBook: 978-1-6782-0927-8
Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Human Rights at Risk: ISBN 978-1-6782-0928-5 / eBook: 978-1-6782-0929-2
Refugee and Immigrant Rights Human Rights at Risk: ISBN 978-1-6782-0930-8 / eBook: 978-1-6782-0931-5
Reproductive Rights Human Rights at Risk: ISBN 978-1-6782-0932-2 / eBook: 978-1-6782-0933-9

School Library Journal, November 1, 2024

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.