Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Australia apologises for abuses of Indigenous - 13 February 2008

Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd formally apologised to the Indigenous people who were members of the Stolen Generation and their families on Wednesday in Parli

Cambodia burns homes of the poor - 11 February 2008

"Vireak" and his seven children became homeless the day most of the village of Mittapheap 4 was burned to the ground. 

Forced evictions in Cambodia: homes razed, lives in ruins - 11 February 2008

Amnesty International today said that forced evictions are one of the most widespread human rights violations affecting Cambodians in both rural and urban areas. At

Gaza must not be cut off from the world - 25 January 2008

The Egyptian authorities began efforts to reclose the country's border with Gaza, three days after Palestinian militants blew open breaches in the border wall. 

Ending the downward spiral in Bangladesh - 23 January 2008

At the end of Amnesty International's visit to Bangladesh, Irene Khan looks back on what the mission encountered there and what it means for human rights.

Israel cuts electricity and food supplies to Gaza - 21 January 2008

Israel has cut off the supply of electricity, fuel and humanitarian assistance to the population of Gaza, a move Amnesty International has condemned as collective pu

Video: Haitian migrants denied basic rights in Dominican Republic - 21 March 2007

At least half a million Haitians live in the Dominican Republic where they face the constant risk of expulsion and systematic discrimination because of their race, s

Video: Slovak education system fails Romani children - 14 November 2007

Romani children in Slovakia are being denied the right to a proper education by a system that routinely discriminates against them. 

Hearing about the reality of human rights - 9 January 2008

Victoria Harrison Neves writes from Bangladesh about her first mission as an Amnesty International press officer – as part of the organization's delegation to th

Irene Khan addresses NGO gathering in Dhaka

Opening remarks
By Irene Khan, Secretary General of Amnesty International
Seminar on “Campaign for human Dignity”
Saturday, 5 January 2007