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The UN is essential to ensuring accountability by member states for their human rights obligations and commitments. The UN is also a key platform for the development of international human rights laws and standards.

Amnesty International campaigns to put human rights violations on the UN agenda and makes recommendations for action by member states and UN institutions to protect human rights in all countries. Amnesty International also works to strengthen the effectiveness of the UN human rights machinery.

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UN resolution on global moratorium on executions

8 December 2007

The United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution 62/149 on 18 December 2007, endorsing the call for a worldwide moratorium on executions.

Stop the death penalty: Worldwide abolition now

31 October 2007

Three men who escaped the death penalty joined forces in New York to campaign for a global abolition of this irreversible punishment.

Security Council deplores Myanmar repression

11 October 2007

The United Nations Security Council has "strongly deplored" the use of violence against peaceful demonstrations in Myanmar.

Press Freedom Day: Global action needed to protect journalists

3 May 2007

2006 was a year in which killings of reporters and media staff reached historic levels. All of society pays the price when journalists are killed with impunity and cen

Control Arms Campaign: Tangible momentum and potential for real change

10 December 2003

On this 55th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, threats of new terrorist attacks and the dangers of weapons of mass destruction dominate the h

Appeals for action

Call for governments to sign up to defend economic, social and cultural rights

13 August 2009

Hunger, homelessness and preventable diseases are not inevitable social problems or simply the result of natural disasters – they are a violation of people’s economic, social and cultural rights.