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Resumén ejecutivo del informe/Spanish language executive summary of “Over-Raided, Under Siege”
March 21, 2008 - Arnoldo Garcia, NNIRR's Hurricane Initiative
"Redadas desmedidas, comunidades asediadas: las leyes y el control migratorios EEUU destruyen los derechos de las y los inmigrantes" es el resumen ejecutivo del informe producido por el Huracán,una iniciativa de NNIRR, "Over-Raided, Under Siege: U.S. Immigration Laws and Enforcement Destroy the Rights of Immigrants." El informe completo solo está disponible en en ingles. This the Spanish-language executive summary of NNIRR's Hurricane report "Over-Raided, Under Siege: U.S. Immigration Laws and Enforcement Destroy the Rights of Immigrants." The complete report is only available in English.

Over-Raided, Under Siege: US Immigration Laws and Enforcement Destroy the Rights of Immigrants
January 18, 2008 - Human Rights Immigrant Community Action Network (HURRICANE), NNIRR
This first annual report from the Human Rights Immigrant Community Action Network finds that the Dept. of Homeland Security is leading a new type of assault on the rights, lives and wellbeing of immigrant families, workers and communities in the U.S. Includes 100 stories of human rights violations and 206 incidents of immigrant raids in 2006-2007.

2007 Southeast Regional IRRTI memorias
November 21, 2007 - Diana Pei Wu, NNIRR

Gulf Coast Solidarity Tour
November 2005 - Arnoldo Garcia, NNIRR
Only solidarity can prevent a greater disaster: A Whirlwind Report with Photographs from the Gulf Coast Justice & Solidarity Tour

In Our Own Backyard: A Community Report on Human Rights Abuses in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley
2005 - Valley Movement for Human Rights
This report reveals just how distant the ideals of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights are from becoming reality for the immigrant community along the South Texas / Mexico border. Based on interviews conducted during the Not One More Abuse! Campaign of the VMHR, In Our Own Backyard tells of the lives of women, men, and their families and the impact of the abuses that they suffer as they struggle to meet their basic needs. Focusing on seven areas of human rights abuses: Violations of Workers’ Rights, Abuse of Authority, Violations of Women’s Rights, Violations of Tenants’ Rights, Violations of the Right to Health and Healthcare, Violations of the Right to Education, and Violations of the Right to Public Services, In Our Own Backyard contains statistical data, rights information, personal testimonies, and the Valley Movement’s recommendations to eliminate human rights abuses. For more information, contact: Nathan Selzer, Coordinator, selzernj@hushmail.com, Valley Movement for Human Rights, 113 N 1st Street, Harlingen TX 78550. Tel: (956)425-9552; FAX: (956)425-8249.

Human Rights and Human Security at Risk: The Consequences of Placing Immigration Enforcement in the Department of Homeland Security
2003 - NNIRR
This report demonstrates that since placing immigration enforcement and services within the DHS just six months ago, abusive and discriminatory immigration enforcement has become even more entrenched, seriously jeopardizing community safety and compromising access to services. Immigration policies and practices that have been prone to abuse and human rights violations may now be even more difficult to reform or to establish government accountability within a structure that cements immigration policies to a war against terrorism.

A World On the Move:A Report from the 2001 UN World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance; A Resource Guide on International Migrant Rights
2002
A World On the Move presents a comprehensive look at the outcomes, lessons, and successes for immigrant and refugee rights from the 2001 UN World Conference Against Racism and Xenophobia. The report includes testimonies of participants in the Immigrant Rights Working Group and tips on preparing for international conferences. This up-to-date resource kit also shares analysis of international migrant and refugee issues, with practical guides on connecting local issues with international human rights campaigns and systems. A must-have for any group thinking about immigrant and refugee rights in a global era!

From the Borderline to the Colorline:A report on Anti-Immigrant Racism in the United States
2001 - NNIRR
Read the Executive Summary online! "From the Borderline to the Colorline" provides an in-depth picture of the nature of anti-immigrant racism in the U.S. today. Through personal testimony and frontline analysis, these articles detail key issues impacting immigrant and refugee communities -- from trafficking, enforcement, and detention centers, to policy, legislation, and social rights. From the Borderline to the Colorline is a primer on the rights of immigrants and a guide to action against all forms of racism and intolerance. Includes original artwork from seven artists living in the U.S., many of them immigrants themselves.

Hands that Shape the World: Report on the Conditions of Immigrant Women in the U.S. Five Years after the Beijing Conference
June 2000 - NNIRR
Hands That Shape the World details the challenges immigrant women have faced in the U.S. since the 1995 UN World Conference on Women in Beijing, China. Featuring testimonies about human rights abuses, INS detention, employment, health, trafficking, and welfare reform. 56 pages, with original illustrations. Published in conjunction with Beijing+5 activities in New York.

Portrait of Injustice: The Impact of Immigration Raids on Families, Workers, and Communities
October 1998 - NNIRR
"Portrait of Injustice" highlights the devastating impact of INS raids on workplaces, neighborhoods, and community institutions. Based on an examination of 235 raids from around the country, the report profiles 29 raids and features testimony from workers and witnesses. The report concludes that raids threaten the rights of citizens and non-citizens, violate Constitutional protections, destabilize families, and undermine workers' rights. 72 pages, glossy, photographs.

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