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Campaigns and Issues
Image of refugee children
Image of refugee children
Global campaign

I Welcome Refugees

Migrants, refugees and asylum seekers are often scapegoated by politicians and the media for a whole range of problems. We want to dispel these exploitative myths and work to create a fair and effective system.

We also help protect the most vulnerable migrants and refugees from being abused by their employers, traffickers and smugglers.
Tep Vanny
Tep Vanny
Global campaign

Human Rights Defenders

Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) around the world are increasingly under threat. They are smeared, stigmatised, jailed and sometimes killed by their governments. Learn more about these brave people.
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
Priority campaign

Action for individuals

Take action for people around the world whose human rights are being abused. Click to learn more.
Priority campaign

Human rights in the UK

From Brexit to local policing, and from the Human Rights Act to hate crimes, there are a range of human rights issues to consider within the UK. See how we're fighting for our fundamental rights here at home.
Farid al-Atrash
Farid al-Atrash
priority campaign

Israel and Occupied Palestinian Territories

Violence and discrimination have marked over 50 years of Israeli military occupation of the West Bank and Gaza. We campaign for human rights for all in the region.
Child in IDP camp, Syria
Child in IDP camp, Syria
Priority campaign

Syria

In the last six years, barely a week has gone by when the situation in Syria has not made the headlines. Find out what we've been doing to end the crisis and protect civilians.
Pride London 2017
Pride London 2017
Issue

LGBTI rights

Do gay people have fewer human rights than heterosexual people? Of course not. And yet it's a crime to be gay in at least 78 countries today. From the UK to Uganda, we're working to end discrimination. But we need your help.
Issue

Women's human rights

There are many human rights that are routinely denied to women and girls, just because of their sex. Our women's human rights work aims to make sure that women and girls are protected in law and practice so that they can be equal and free, no matter where they live.
Pro legal abortion sign, Argentina
Pro legal abortion sign, Argentina
Issue

Sexual and reproductive rights

Being able to make our own decisions about our health, body and sexual life is a basic human right. Yet all over the world, people are bullied, discriminated against and arrested for making choices about their bodies. Join us in defending sexual and reproductive rights for all.
Protest in the USA
Protest in the USA
Region

United States of America

Since President Trump came into office he has pushed through a series of dangerous policies that threaten the human rights of millions of people. Help us stand against any roll back of fundamental freedoms in USA and around the world.
Person with tape over their mouth
Person with tape over their mouth
Issue

Free speech

Free speech is the right to say whatever you like about whatever you like, whenever you like, right? Wrong.

Free speech is one of our most important rights and one of the most misunderstood. Use your free speech to speak out for those that are denied theirs.
Simulation of Belarus execution. C. Amnesty International
Simulation of Belarus execution. C. Amnesty International
Issue

Death penalty

Last year alone, over 607 people were executed by their government. Many more executions were carried out in secret - including unknown numbers of state-sponsored deaths in China and North Korea.

The death penalty is the ultimate denial of human rights, which is why we're working for an end to its use - everywhere.
Region

North Korea

North Korea is in a category of its own when it comes to human rights violations. It is a totalitarian state where hundreds of thousands of people are enslaved and tortured.

All forms of freedom of expression are repressed and anyone attempting to assert their rights is crushed.
Oil spill in Bodo, Nigeria
Oil spill in Bodo, Nigeria
Issue

Business and human rights

Wherever they're based, companies should meet certain standards and respect the rights of the people who work for them. But many businesses do not. We investigate who's cutting corners at the expense of human rights. Find out who's guilty, and how you can help.
Zanguindiesse women
Zanguindiesse women

FGM and Early & Forced Marriage

Read about our work ending the practices of female genital mutilation (FGM) and forced marriage in Africa.
Words That Burn poets
Words That Burn poets

Words That Burn poets

This page is for anyone wanting to improve their writing skills and find inspiration from professionals in the industry. Check out top tips videos from Jordan Stephens and Inja. keep an eye on the page as we will upload new content regularly.
Power
Power

Make a difference in a minute videos issue

Each year, students are invited to submit a poem on a different theme about someone who has suffered human rights abuses. Take the “Make a difference in a minute” challenge for human rights defenders.
Sakris and Vitalina
Sakris and Vitalina

Words That Burn poetry showcase

Thanks to everyone who shared their “Make a difference in a minute” poems with us. Your poems are being sent in solidarity to human rights defenders.