Antisemitism, Xenophobia and Religious Persecution in Russia's Regions 1999-2000
Washington DC: Union of Councils for Soviet Jews, 2001. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Trade paperback. xii, 179, [3] pages. Illustrations. Appendices. Nickolai Butkevich is the Research and Advocacy Director at UCSJ: Union of Councils for Jews in the Former Soviet Union. He is the author of 25 published articles on ethnic and religious persecution, including antisemitism, and other human rights abuses in the former Soviet Union. He has testified before three Congressional commissions on antisemitism, extremist groups, and other human rights issues in the former Soviet Union and has written several UCSJ reports. This report is the second in a series. It is based on the UCSJ's year-long monitoring. The heart of this work is the presentation of monitoring reports covering incidents in 73 of Russia's 89 regions. Union of Councils for Jews in the Former Soviet Union (UCSJ) is a non-governmental organization that reports on the human rights conditions in countries throughout Eastern Europe and Central Asia, exposing hate crimes and assisting communities in need. UCSJ uses grassroots-based monitoring and advocacy, as well as humanitarian aid, to protect the political and physical safety of Jewish people and other minorities in the region. UCSJ is based in Washington, D.C., and is linked to other organizations such as the Moscow Helsinki Group. It has offices in Russia and Ukraine and has a collegial relationship with human rights groups that were founded by the UCSJ in the countries of the former Soviet Union. The UCSJ was formed in 1970 as part of the Movement to Free Soviet Jewry, a response to the oppression of Jews in the Soviet Union and other countries of the Soviet bloc. Condition: Very good.
Keywords: Antisemitism, Xenophobia, Religious Persecution, Russia, Jews, Discrimination, Prejudice, Propaganda
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