Demand Dignity - Fight poverty with human rights
Around the world, thousands of people die every day from hunger and preventable disease. Untold numbers go without clean water, education and work. But poverty is neither natural nor intractable. Too often it arises from human rights violations perpetrated by government, corporations and international institutions.
Campaign Goals
o Corporate and governmental accountability
o Improve maternal health in the United States
o Improve the rights of people living in slums
For more information please visit the AIUSA Demand Dignity Campaign webpage.
Death Penalty Abolition - End the use of the of the Death Penalty
Amnesty International opposes the death penalty in all circumstances as the ultimate affront to human rights, violating the right to life and the right to be free from cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment. The Death Penalty Abolition Campaign (DPAC) directs our work to abolish the death penalty.
Campaign Goals
o Educate communities across the United States about the death penalty
o Provide forced support in states where Amnesty International can help create traction toward abolition
o Campaign on behalf of prisoners with emblematic cases
For more information please visit the AIUSA Death Penalty Abolish Campaign webpage.
Individuals At Risk - Free prisoners of conscience, protect human rights defenders & others at risk
A writer in China sentenced 10 years in prison for sending an email…Activists in Zimbabwe are beaten for protesting government policies…Dozens of women in Mexico are sexually assaulted in police custody…Two men serve long prison terms in Indonesia for simply flying a flag.
Campaign Goals
o Win improvements for individuals at risk
o Engage more people in Individuals At Risk activism
o Heighten visibility of Amnesty International's work for individuals
For more information please visit the AIUSA Individuals At Risk Campaign webpage.
Security and Human Rights - Stop U.S. torture and illegal detention
The Security with Human Rights Campaign works to ensure security for all of us by breaking the cycle of terror and torture between armed groups and states.
Campaign Goals
o Uphold the rights of victims of armed groups
o Ensure accountability for torture
o End unlawful abusive detention
For more information please visit the AIUSA Security and Human Rights Campaign webpage.
Around the world, thousands of people die every day from hunger and preventable disease. Untold numbers go without clean water, education and work. But poverty is neither natural nor intractable. Too often it arises from human rights violations perpetrated by government, corporations and international institutions.
Campaign Goals
o Corporate and governmental accountability
o Improve maternal health in the United States
o Improve the rights of people living in slums
For more information please visit the AIUSA Demand Dignity Campaign webpage.
Death Penalty Abolition - End the use of the of the Death Penalty
Amnesty International opposes the death penalty in all circumstances as the ultimate affront to human rights, violating the right to life and the right to be free from cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment. The Death Penalty Abolition Campaign (DPAC) directs our work to abolish the death penalty.
Campaign Goals
o Educate communities across the United States about the death penalty
o Provide forced support in states where Amnesty International can help create traction toward abolition
o Campaign on behalf of prisoners with emblematic cases
For more information please visit the AIUSA Death Penalty Abolish Campaign webpage.
Individuals At Risk - Free prisoners of conscience, protect human rights defenders & others at risk
A writer in China sentenced 10 years in prison for sending an email…Activists in Zimbabwe are beaten for protesting government policies…Dozens of women in Mexico are sexually assaulted in police custody…Two men serve long prison terms in Indonesia for simply flying a flag.
Campaign Goals
o Win improvements for individuals at risk
o Engage more people in Individuals At Risk activism
o Heighten visibility of Amnesty International's work for individuals
For more information please visit the AIUSA Individuals At Risk Campaign webpage.
Security and Human Rights - Stop U.S. torture and illegal detention
The Security with Human Rights Campaign works to ensure security for all of us by breaking the cycle of terror and torture between armed groups and states.
Campaign Goals
o Uphold the rights of victims of armed groups
o Ensure accountability for torture
o End unlawful abusive detention
For more information please visit the AIUSA Security and Human Rights Campaign webpage.
