Demand Dignity
Amnesty International's Demand Dignity Campaign works to end the human rights abuses that are a cause and a consequence of poverty. Poverty is not just a matter of lack of income – it is a matter of lack of security, inclusion and participation. These are human rights violations. » Read more
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Protect At-Risk Afro-Colombian Communities | Slovak government urged to end segregation for Romani children | Israel/Occupied Palestinian Territories: Demand Dignity: Troubled waters - Palestinians denied fair access to water | Health Care is a Human Right | |
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 5 years after Hurricane Katrina
After 5 years, the people of the Gulf Coast are still in recovery mode. The poor response to Hurricane Katrina and the BP oil spill in the Gulf demonstrates that America is still in great need of a robust, strategic plan for initial disaster response and long term disaster recovery. Reform of the Stafford Act will ensure both that the Gulf Coast is fully rebuilt and that the human rights of people displaced by future disasters will be protected. |
Actor, Nicolas Cage speaks out with Gulf Coast residentsHuman rights violations in the Gulf Coast have only become compounded by the BP/Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Find out what residents are saying they need during recovery. |
MATERNAL HEALTH IN THE UNITED STATESThe United States has the most expensive health care systems in the world. We also have the highest maternal mortality rate in the developed world. According to the CDC, at least half of these deaths could be prevented. 
U.S. HEALTH CAREHealth care is a human right. This year elected officials in the United States have a historic opportunity to reform the U.S. health care system to fulfill that right.
ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, CULTURAL RIGHTSEconomic, social and cultural rights relate to the conditions necessary to meet basic human needs such as food, shelter, education, health care, and gainful employment. They include the rights to education, adequate housing, food, water, the highest attainable standard of health, the right to work and rights at work, as well as the cultural rights of minorities and indigenous peoples. |
MATERNAL HEALTH AROUND THE WORLDAround the world, one woman dies every minute and many more face long-term debilitating ill-health as a result of conditions related to pregnancy and childbirth. Almost all of these deaths are preventable.
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALSGlobal efforts to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are the biggest development enterprise ever undertaken. But more than halfway to the endpoint of the goals, the world is in danger of falling far short. And human rights must be at the center of the MDGs now and in the future. |
