Amnesty International UK- NATIONAL CONFERENCE AND AGM 2016
Have attended Amnesty International UK National conference last week. Also attended few workshops and Seminars on –
- Stop torture campaign, People on the move – Responding to the world Refugee and Migration Crisis,
- Strategic or Reactive? How to effectively campaign for individual at risk,
- Everyone Everywhere: Educating Children, Young People and Adults about Human Rights,
- My Body My Rights-Campaigning for Sexual & Reproductive rights.
- Women rights
Our views-
We are ordinary people from across the world standing up for humanity and human rights.
The Human Rights Act protects the fundamental rights. We all have as human beings, and allow us to challenge authorities if they violate them. You might not have used it, but it's there if you need it.
Human rights are the basic minimum protections which every human being should be able to enjoy. But historically not all people have been able to enjoy and exercise their rights in the same way. The result is unequal treatment. Don’t let universal freedoms turn into privileges for a chosen few. Human rights abusers are held accountable.
Amnesty International wants to see the world in which:
- Everyone knows and can realise their rights
- Human rights and justice are enjoyed by all
- People are protected during conflict
The world is changing. These are challenging times for justice and human rights, with battles over natural and other resources, rising inequality, increasing movement of people within and across borders, ongoing crises and conflicts, and lawless actions by states in the name of public order and ending terrorism. More and more people are striving to get their voices heard – speaking out on the streets and via social media. States are responding with ever more organised and vicious crackdowns on dissent. Civil society space may be shrinking, but people power remains determined.
About woman-
One such group is women and girls. Throughout history, women have been afforded fewer rights than their male counterparts or have had to work harder to realise their rights in practice. Viewing women’s rights as human rights has been fundamental in the struggle to ensure that women are treated fairly. Women need legal protection from violence, including in the home. Women (still) struggle to achieve equality in the workplace.
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