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The State of the World's Human Rights

A multimedia report by Amnesty International:

Excerpts:

"Amnesty International is calling for a New Global Deal on human rights, because of a human rights investment gap by world leaders.

'It's not just the economy, it's a human rights crisis – the world is sitting on a social, political and economic time bomb,'"


"True, the new US administration is striking a markedly different path on human rights as compared to the George W. Bush administration. President Barack Obama’s decision, within 48 hours of taking office, to close Guantánamo prison camp within a year, unequivocally denounce torture and end secret detention by the CIA, was commendable, as was the administration’s decision to seek election for the USA to the UN Human Rights Council. However, it is too early to tell whether the administration will call as frankly and forcefully on countries like Israel and China – as it does others like Iran and Sudan – to uphold human rights."

Go to:
http://thereport.amnesty.org/