Amnesty International's Global Campaign for Human Dignity

Index Number: ACT 35/003/2007
Date Published: 19 March 2007

Amnesty International is launching a global campaign on poverty and human rights in 2008. Poverty is not just a lack of income; it is the denial of access to the resources, capability, security and power that people need in order to realize their human right to live with dignity. The campaign will have three key demands: accountability; access to rights for all; respect for people's agency - their right to control their lives.