U2, R.E.M., Greenday and another 24 international bands have recorded John Lennon classics in the “Make Some Noise” double CD , thanks to Yoko Ono’s generosity.

“Make Some Noise” is a response to the human rights crisis in Darfur (Sudán). “John would have been proud of this album” (Yoko Ono).

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The US government has constructed a wide-ranging detention system for terrorism suspects and others it considers to be implicated in the "war on terror". Many suspects are subjected to "rendition" followed by detention in acknowledged or secret US detention facilities outside the USA, or foreign-controlled facilities under US control.All of these practices violate international law.

Join us and ask for an end to this secret detention!

“If deviants begin to demonstrate, they should be hit with batons”. W. Wierzejski, Deputy of the Polish National Assembly, 2006.

Declarations as such, increase the insecurity with which LGBT collectives live in Poland but also in many other parts of the World. AI calls on the Polish authorities to respect recent court decisions to ensure that all individuals are allowed to exercise their right to freedom of assembly without discrimination, and to ensure that no public statements are made which could encourage homophobic sentiment.

One of the most important fronts in the struggle for women's human rights is around sexual and reproductive autonomy, and the coercive and often violent ways in which that autonomy is suppressed.

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Powerful governments and armed groups are deliberately fomenting fear to erode human rights and to create an increasingly polarized and dangerous world. But people power will change the face of human rights in the 21st century. Hope is very much alive.

Click here to consult the Annual Report 2007