Appeals for action

Demand dignity for slum dwellers in Nairobi

9 June 2009

More than half of Nairobi’s population – some two million people – live without adequate access to water, hospitals, schools and other essential publ

Lithuanian parliament must vote against homophobic law

9 June 2009

The final vote on a law that would prohibit the discussion of homosexuality in Lithuanian schools takes place on Thursday 11 June.

Nepal must commit to ending impunity

4 June 2009

Amnesty International has called on the Nepalese government to commit to ending impunity for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes by ratifying the Rome S

Support parents and survivors of the Sichuan earthquake

11 May 2009

One year ago, on 12 May 2008, a devastating earthquake measuring an 8.0 magnitude hit Wenchuan county, in China's southwestern Sichuan province.

Romani children denied proper education in Slovakia

24 April 2009

Every child has the right to education without discrimination. In Slovakia, huge numbers of Romani children are denied this right.

Support jailed Iranian-American journalist

23 April 2009

Send a birthday message to Roxana Saberi, the Iranian-American journalist who will spend her 32nd birthday in prison in Iran.

Protect peaceful Moldovan protesters from police ill-treatment

15 April 2009

Hundreds of people have been detained in Moldova after the country's authorities blamed them for the rioting that followed a peaceful protest.

End institutional racism in the Austrian criminal justice system

9 April 2009

Institutional racism in the Austrian police and judicial organs is resulting in their failure to provide the same quality of service to all persons.

CIA crimes and Polish complicity?: transparency and accountability needed

3 April 2009

Sign the petition for a full and transparent investigation into crimes alleged in context of secret CIA detention

France must do more for victims of police ill-treatment

2 April 2009

Allegations of human rights violations by police officers in France include racist abuse, excessive use of force, beatings and unlawful killings.