Thousands of people around the world took part in actions to
celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights on 10 December.
An Amnesty
International research team heard the stories of some of the thousands of Congolese people who fled across the Democratic Republic of
Congo border into Uganda in late November.
The Price of Silence is a global musical mosaic that powerfully
delivers on the message that human rights begin at home and that people
world-wide are united in fighting for them.
Amnesty International has called on governments to make the 60th
anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) a time
for action not just for celebration.
Amnesty International invited the world to call on the Chinese government to deliver a positive and lasting human rights legacy for the Beijing Olympics.
The humanitarian crisis in the Wanni region of northern Sri Lanka is
worsening as the government fails to provide shelter and protect over
300,000 displaced civilians.
Amnesty International's Secretary General Irene Khan led a mission to
Chile in at the beginning of November to assess the country’s human
rights situation.
