Human rights violations in the United States
Subtitle: a report on U.S. compliance with The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
Contributors: Shapiro, Steven R.; Human Rights Watch (Organization); American Civil Liberties Union.
Publisher: Human Rights Watch; American Civil Liberties Union
Published: 1993
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 178
Subjects: Human rights -- United States.; Civil rights -- United States.; Sex discrimination -- United States.; Race discrimination -- United States.; Prisons -- United States.
Description: The report finds significant shortcomings in the U.S. record, from the summary repatriation of Haitian boat people to the brutal treatment of prisoners. In these and other cases, the ICCR may offer greater protection against rights abuses than current interpretation U.S. law. The ACLU and Human Rights Watch call on the Clinton administration to take steps to correct these abuses and make it possible to invoke the protections of the covenant in U.S. court case.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
"Conceived and edited by ... Steven R. Shapiro ... [et al.]"