Human Rights
Social Security Programs Throughout the World: Africa 2011
By: Social Security Administration, Office of Research, Evaluation, and Statistics, Office of Retirement and Disability Policy
GPO Stock # 053-070-00029-9 ISBN: 9780160893407
This publication provides a cross-national comparison of social security systems. It summarizes the five main social insurance programs: old age, disability, and survivors; sickness and maternity; work injury; unemployment; and family allowances. SSA Publication No. 13 11803.
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices For 2008
By: Senate, Committee on Foreign Relations, and House, Committee on Foreign Affairs
GPO Stock # 052-070-07605-4 ISBN: 9780160875168
S. Prt. 111-69. Joint Committee Print.
Interrogation: World War II, Vietnam, and Iraq
By: Defense Dept., National Defense Intelligence College
GPO Stock # 008-000-01017-0 ISBN: 9781932946239
By John A. Wahlquist, et al. This fascinating volume adds historical and practical context going back to U.S. policy and practice in interrogations during World War II, the Vietnam conflict, and the most recent U.S. war in Iraq. The book contributes to the high-profile public dialogue on how U.S. military and civilian agencies can best obtain information from prisoners of war and other categories of legal and illegal combatants without compromising the principles upon which the nation was founded.
Inquiry Into the Treatment of Detainees in U.S. Custody: Report, November 20, 2008
By: Senate, Committee on Armed Services
GPO Stock # 052-070-07551-1 ISBN: 9780160831690
S. Prt. 110-54. Reports on the Committee on Armed Services' inquiry into the treatment of Middle Eastern detaineees in United States custody. Unclassified. Committee Print. 110th Congress, 2d Session.
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2007, Report
By: House, Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Senate, Committee on Foreign Relations
GPO Stock # 052-070-07529-5 ISBN: 9780160813993
Joint Committee Print. Prepared by the Department of State in accordance with Sections 116(d) and 502B(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended. August 2008. Covers the human rights practices of all nations that are members of the United Nations, and a few that are not. 110th Congress, 2nd Session. Jacket 41-228PDF or 41-228 PDF.
Report to the Congress of the United States: A Review of the Restrictions on Persons of Italian Ancestry During World War II
By: Justice Dept.
GPO Stock # 027-002-00525-2 ISBN: 0-16-072917-3
Examines the World War 2 era restrictions imposed on individuals of Italian ancestry. Describes the provisions of Public Law 106-451 and the findings of Congress. Addresses arrests, detentions, internments, the confiscation of property, and the effects on fishermen and railroad workers, all within the context of wartime orders, proclamations, and directives.
Annual Report on International Religious Freedom, 2004
By: Senate, Committee on Foreign Relations and House, Committee on International Relations
GPO Stock # 052-070-07461-2 ISBN: 0-16-072552-6
S. Prt. 108-59. Joint Committee Print. November 2004. Report submitted by the Department of State in accordance with Section 102 of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998. Provides information on matters involving international religious freedom. Covers events from July 1, 2003 to June 30, 2004. 108th Congress, 2d Session.
Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: The United States Record, 2003-2004
By: State Dept., Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor
GPO Stock # 044-000-02580-9 ISBN: 0-16-072270-5
Shows how the United States worked worldwide in 2003 and 2004 to expose and remedy human rights violations and to foster the evolution of vibrant, stable democracies.
