Amnesty International — State of World’s Human Rights

Amnesty International has just released its annual report on the state of the world’s human rights. Find out how it assesses human rights in 156 countries, including Canada.

I’ve been working with Amnesty International for about four years now as part of their Urgent Action program. About once a week, they brief me on cases around the world where countries have violated someone’s human rights.

My job is to right to the authorities in those countries and tell them to knock it off. Most of the time it works, and sometimes it doesn’t.

My contribution is tiny but worthwhile. I figure that just because I can’t do everything, that doesn’t mean I shouldn’t do everything I can.

Report on the State of the World’s Human Rights

I’m just one of over ten million people around the world doing their bit for human rights through Amnesty International. Every year they issue a report on the state of the world’s human rights, and the latest one just came out.

It assesses the status of human rights in 156 countries, and also provides an overview of the global human rights landscape. Overall, the scene…