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Our Work
We campaign on a wide range of issues to protect and defend human rights. Our vision is of a world in which every person enjoys all of the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international standards. 
Women in Afghanistan
As most security forces make plans to withdraw from Afghanistan, we must stand alongside Afghan women fighting for their rights.
Refugees’ Human Rights
Millions of people around the world flee persecution and conflict in their homelands to seek asylum in other countries and rebuild their lives.
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Weapons and human rights
The global sale and transfer of weapons is unregulated and lacks accountability. We campaign to stop flows of arms that fuel abuses.
Countries in crisis
Around the world we respond to human rights crises as they occur and work tirelessly to prevent situations reaching crisis point.
Indigenous Peoples’ Rights
Committed to ensuring the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples’ is implemented locally and nationally through legislation, policies and programs.
Individuals at Risk
It is the work of defending individuals at risk, those who endure first-hand the failure of governments and authorities to respect their human rights, that is at the heart of Amnesty's work.
Demand Dignity
Poverty is a violation of human rights. Every person, everywhere in the world, has a basic right to adequate standards of living.
End the Death Penalty
Every day, all over the world, prisoners – men, women and children – face execution. We are opposed to its use, everywhere in the world, for whatever reason.
Stop Violence Against Women
Violence against women is one of the most widespread human rights abuses in the world.
Torture and Terror
Thousands of people have been locked up in secret detention centres, tortured or have disappeared in the "war against terrorism".
Human Rights Education
Our human rights education program is aimed at promoting a greater focus on human rights in schools.
In Focus
This Refugee Week let’s Walk Together
30 May 2013
The terrible cost of progress in China
17 October 2012
Connecticut abolishes the Death Penalty
8 May 2012
In the News
- Afghanistan: Avoid and account for civilian casualties after security handover
- Chinese mining companies contributing to human rights abuses in DRC
- Egypt: Activist faces jail sentence on bogus charges
- Indonesia: Ensure legal protection for domestic workers
- Iran: New President must deliver on human rights’ promises
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