Universal Declaration of Human Rights 60th anniversary

In the 60th anniversary year of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Amnesty International will focus and campaign on what must be done to make the promise of universal, indivisible human rights a reality for all.

 

 

Featured issues

Stop torture action in Washington, 25 June

Spotlight on torture

26 June 2008

To mark the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, Amnesty International members and supporters are taking action around the world.
N313P plane used in rendition flights. Later registered as N4476S.

Europe must face facts on rendition

24 June 2008

European states reject responsibility to admit or investigate complicity in US-led renditions and secret detention. 

Routine abuses in the name of security in Tunisia

23 June 2008

Abuses by security forces in Tunisia go unpunished, despite lip service to human rights by the government.
No hiding place for torture - UDHR poster

No hiding place for torture

5 June 2008

In June 2008, Amnesty International will campaign worldwide to end the use of torture and other ill-treatment. 

Appeals for action

Make human rights in Tunisia a reality

25 June 2008

It is time for the Tunisian authorities to live up to their lofty rhetoric on human rights.
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End rendition and secret detention: Europe’s duty

24 June 2008

As France takes over the Presidency of the EU in July 2008, call on the French President to ensure that all EU governments cooperate to end rendition and secret detention.
Hu Jia at home after being held in incommunicado detetion, Beijing, July 2006.

Hu Jia jailed for three and a half years

4 April 2008

Chinese human rights activist Hu Jia has been convicted of “inciting subversion of state power” and sentenced to three and a half years in prison.
Ye Guozhu

Permission denied - housing rights activist in prison

1 April 2008

Housing rights activist Ye Guozhu is serving a four-year prison sentence after he applied for permission to hold a demonstration against forced evictions in Beijing.