United Nations
Calls for calm as Serbs rally - 21 February 2008
Hundreds of thousands of protesters are expected to take part in a "Kosovo is Serbia" rally in Belgrade on Thursday.USA's record on racial discrimination under scrutiny - 18 February 2008
The USA's record under the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination will come under scrutiny next week.Civilians killed and displaced in Darfur clashes - 11 February 2008
Thousands of civilians have fled West Darfur’s Sirba region and an unknown number were killed as the Sudan Armed Forces moved to re-occupy the area.Justice failed in Kosovo - 30 January 2008
War crimes and crimes against humanity from the Kosovo conflict in the late 1990s risk being left unpunished as a result of a failed UN justice mission.Universal Declaration of Human Rights 60th anniversary
2008 is a landmark year in the global campaign to make human rights a reality for all people… it marks 60 years since the birth of its most important document.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) -- which confirms the acceptance of 30 rights - was adopted by UN member states on 10 December 1948. It began as an initiative of governments, but today it is the common goal of people everywhere.
In the run-up to the 60th anniversary, Amnesty International will organize a series of activities that celebrate the UDHR - and focus on what must be done to make that promise of universal, indivisible human rights a reality.
Every single person has rights - that is the essence of our humanity. Each of us has the duty to stand up, not just for our own rights, but also for those of others.
- We believe human rights abuses anywhere are the concern of people everywhere.
- We pledge to harness the power of individuals to galvanize action for justice and equality.
- We are outraged at our leaders' betrayal and are determined to hold them to account.
- We are committed to creating a world in which every person can realize their human rights.
- We will carry the UDHR message of hope to every region of the world in its 60th anniversary year.
Guantánamo is a symbol of injustice and abuse. Cases of secret detention, torture, renditions and indefinite detention without charge flout human rights principles. They jeopardize - rather than promote - security.
On 11 January 2008, we call on the US authorities to bring their detention policies and practices in line with international law - at Guantánamo and beyond. Read more
Anniversary highlights
Stop the human rights meltdown: make human rights real
Message from Irene Khan, Secretary General of Amnesty International, on International Human Rights Day (10 December 2007)