Displaced people in North Kivu © UNHCR/P. Taggart
Poverty is not natural, or inevitable, but the result of decisions. It is not only about a lack of resources, but most importantly about the behaviours and choices of those in power.
27/1/2010
Every year, more than 2,000 women die in Burkina Faso from complications of pregnancy and childbirth. Most of these deaths could have been prevented.
10/12/2009
Women often bear the brunt of poverty and human rights abuses; but as activists they use these roles to trigger positive social change. To mark World Human Rights Day, Amnesty International spoke to three women who put their lives on the line in defence of human rights.
In mid-November Amnesty International Secretary General Irene Khan traveled to Indigenous communities in central Australia to witness how recent government measures have affected the lives of Aboriginal people.
Ian Wynne
19 May 2009
RobynSP
20 March 2009
RobynSP
17 March 2009
Gas well burning from oil exploration, Niger Delta © Kadir van Lohuizen
Destroying the environment, driving conflict, deepening poverty, deteriorating health – the human rights costs of oil from Niger Delta is far too high.
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