Our Core Human Rights Issues
 | Demand DignityAmnesty 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. | |  | |
| Individuals at RiskFor more than 45 years, Amnesty International has come to the aid of prisoners of conscience and other individuals at risk of serious human rights violations. Thanks to the actions of Amnesty supporters, countless individuals have been freed from prison, saved from torture and protected from death threats. | |  | |
| Counter Terror With JusticeThe "war on terror" does not justify violations of international human rights law. The Counter Terror with Justice campaign works to stop torture; close Guantánamo; end illegal U.S. detentions; stop extraordinary rendition; restore fair trials and habeas corpus; and hold accountable all those who authorized and implemented these human rights abuses. | |  | |
| The Death PenaltyThe death penalty is the ultimate, irreversible denial of human rights. By working toward the abolition of the death penalty worldwide, our Death Penalty Abolition campaign looks to end the cycle of violence created by a system riddled with economic and racial bias and tainted by human error. | |  | |
| Immigration DetentionImmigration is growing and increasingly visible. Immigrants and their families carry all their human rights with them when they move. But undocumented immigrants often live in the shadows and are at heightened risk of human rights violations. Amnesty International calls for immigration reform to ensure immigrants are treated with full respect for their human rights and human dignity. | |  | |
Stop Violence Against WomenA campaign to stop violence against women. The Stop Violence Against Women campaign vows to break the silence around violence against women, and to create a world where women and girls are afforded their basic human rights.  Business and Human RightsAll companies have a direct responsibility to respect human rights in their own operations. Amnesty International believes that the business community also has a wider responsibility -- moral and legal -- to use its influence to promote respect for human rights. LGBT Human RightsAround the world, the human rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgender (LGBT) people are violated daily. Many of those who speak up for their rights are persecuted with impunity. Hurricane Katrina SurvivorsInternational human rights standards protect victims of disasters like Hurricane Katrina. Amnesty International USA calls upon authorities in the local, state and federal government to uphold the rights of all Katrina evacuees to return to their homes. | Arms TradeThere is clear evidence that the international transfer of arms or the training of foreign security forces can provide repressive governments and abusive armed groups with the means to carry out or intensify gross human rights violations. International JusticeAmnesty International is committed to create an international system of justice that complements and reinforces national justice systems. Such a system is essential to deter those contemplating human rights crimes, to enable survivors to obtain justice and redress, and to support post-conflict reconciliation. Military ContractorsOver three years ago, the Justice Department required that all cases of detainee abuse by private military and security contractors be handled by one US Attorney's Office. As of today, that office has declined to prosecute almost all of the cases referred to it, with little explanation. |
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| Amnesty International monitors the state of human rights in more than 150 countries. Its research teams, based in London, conduct investigative missions throughout the world and publishes an Annual Report summarizing its work. Below you can find updated human rights information from around the world: | | |
