The World is Watching week will see activists and supporters of the Control Arms Campaign in more than 50 countries urge their governments
to reach an agreement on an effective Arms Trade Treaty as quickly as
possible.
The Sri Lankan government’s order for United Nations and
non-governmental aid workers to leave the war-torn northern Wanni
region, could further endanger tens of thousands of displaced persons
trapped between the two parties to the conflict.
As the United Nations General Assembly conducts the first major
review of its Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, an Amnesty
International report shows how governments have so far failed to uphold
the Strategy's human rights standards.
Amnesty International today welcomed the UN Secretary-General's decision to appoint Judge Navenethem Pillay as the new UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
The United Nations Human Rights Council has adopted a new legal
instrument to strengthen the protection of economic, social and
cultural rights.
Statement by Amnesty International to the United Nation Human Rights
Council’s first thematic special session on the world food crisis.
The UN General Assembly will elect, in direct and individual elections
and by secret ballot, 15 new members of the Human Rights Council on 21
May 2008.
Amnesty International welcomes Pakistan’s ratification of a key human rights treaty and signing of two others. “Becoming a state party to UN human rights conventions is a key step to
ensuring human rights are respected, protected and realized for all in
Pakistan in line with international standards,” said Amnesty
International.
Pakistan has ratified a key UN human rights treaty and signed two others.
At least 1,200 people were executed in 2007 and many more were killed
by the state, in secret, in countries including China, Mongolia and
Viet Nam.
