Amnesty International Report 2006

2006-05-24

During 2005 some of the world’s most powerful governments were successfully challenged, their hypocrisy exposed by the media, their arguments rejected by courts of law, their repressive tactics resisted by human rights activists. After five years of backlash against human rights in the “war on terror”, the tide appeared to be turning.

Nevertheless, the lives of millions of people worldwide were devastated by the denial of fundamental rights. Human security was threatened by war and attacks by armed groups as well as by hunger, disease and natural disasters. Freedoms were curtailed by repression, discrimination and social exclusion.

This Amnesty International Report documents human rights abuses in 150 countries around the world. It highlights the need for governments, the international community, armed groups and others in positions of power or influence to take responsibility. It also reflects the vitality of human rights activists globally, whether in local initiatives, international summits or mass demonstrations.

Outraged by continuing human rights abuses and inspired by hope, Amnesty International members and supporters around the world campaign for justice and freedom for all.
http://web.amnesty.org/report2006/index-eng

Report 2006: World's poor and disadvantaged pay price of war on terror
http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGPOL100182006
The state of the world's human rights in figures
http://www.amnesty.org/resources/report06/stats/
FACTS AND FIGURES
Report 2006: The state of the world’s human rights
http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGPOL100232006
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL REPORT 2006 SHOWS GROWING HUMAN RIGHTS DEFICIT IN EUROPE
http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGIOR610152006
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