United Nations

No room in human rights for spectators - 12 December 2008

Irene Khan has told the United Nations Human Rights Council that it has a fundamental role to play as the moral voice of the international community.

Fired Up for human rights in pictures - 12 December 2008

Hundreds of people around the world have taken part in actions to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Access to justice for all rights becomes a reality - 11 December 2008

The international community has adopted a historic instrument that secures access to justice for everyone whose economic, social and cultural rights are violated and

Video: The Price of Silence global musical mosaic - 10 December 2008

The Price of Silence is a global musical mosaic that powerfully delivers on the message that human rights begin at home and that people world-wide are united in figh

Thousands get Fired Up for human rights - 10 December 2008

To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Amnesty International is organizing a series of

Making human rights a reality - 9 December 2008

Around the world, in every region, in every country, there are people who work tirelessly to make human rights a reality.

Video: Sixty years of human rights failure - 27 May 2008

Amnesty International has challenged world leaders to apologize for six decades of human rights failure and re-commit themselves to deliver concrete improvements.

People of DRC need action, not words - 2 December 2008

The United Nations is not doing enough to help protect civilians in the Democratic Republic of Congo, warns Amnesty International.

Human Rights Council: Words are not enough – Civilians in eastern DRC need more than half measures - 1 December 2008

The population of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo need actions that will bring an end to repetitive cycles of gross human rights violations, rather than mere

Video: Call for protection of civilians in DRC - 27 November 2008

Activists are demonstrating around the world to call for urgent and effective protection of civilians in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).