Amnesty International urged that respect for human rights encompass not only the universality, but also the indivisibility of all rights, economic, social and cultural as well as civil and political. As globalization spreads, bringing greater wealth to some and destitution and despair to others, human rights activists must promote not just legal justice but also social justice.
"An ethical approach to globalization can mean nothing less than a rights-based approach to development," said Ms Khan.
"When Amnesty International talks of a world of freedom and justice, we mean a world in which every person enjoys all of the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights standards."
In August 2001, Amnesty International expanded its agenda to address new demands in a changing world. In the future, the organization will not only work on those civil and political rights that have formed the heart of its campaigning for forty years, but it will also mobilize to ensure that economic, social and cultural rights are respected.
"Human rights protection is for the best of us and the worst of us," said Ms Khan.
"The challenge we face, and the responsibility we all shoulder, is to make human rights real for everyone, regardless of background or belief."
To read the report, please visit: http://www.amnesty.org
"An ethical approach to globalization can mean nothing less than a rights-based approach to development," said Ms Khan.
"When Amnesty International talks of a world of freedom and justice, we mean a world in which every person enjoys all of the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights standards."
In August 2001, Amnesty International expanded its agenda to address new demands in a changing world. In the future, the organization will not only work on those civil and political rights that have formed the heart of its campaigning for forty years, but it will also mobilize to ensure that economic, social and cultural rights are respected.
"Human rights protection is for the best of us and the worst of us," said Ms Khan.
"The challenge we face, and the responsibility we all shoulder, is to make human rights real for everyone, regardless of background or belief."
To read the report, please visit: http://www.amnesty.org