Angola: Forced evictions and arbitrary arrest
Since July 2007 hundreds of families have been forcibly evicted from their homes in Luanda. The forced evictions are reportedly being carried out to make way for a luxury housing complex. On 28 November 2007, two journalists who went to the area to investigate were arbitrarily arrested and beaten. Amnesty is calling on the government of Angola to immediately stop forced evictions.
Palestinian homes and communities destroyed by Israeli troops
Palestinian villagers of Hadidiya and Humsa are at immediate risk of being forcibly evicted from their homes by the Israeli army. On the morning of 6th February, the Israeli army demolished homes and animal pens. Join Amnesty's appeal to the Israeli authorities calling on them to immediately stop the harassment of the villagers.
Article 25: Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and his family, including food, clothing, housing, medical care and necessary social services...
Every day thousands of people die through lack of medicines, lack of health workers, lack of shelter, lack of food and water and lack of a decent livelihood. 840 million people are chronically malnourished while over 100 million have no access to education. Every year 11 million children die before the age of five.
This suffering should be no more inevitable than torture, false imprisonment or censorship. The right to live a life in dignity - with access to health care, education, secure housing and an adequate livelihood - is a fundamental right in no less way than the right to freely express yourself or to have a fair trial when accused of a crime.
That's why Amnesty is launching a new campaign to:
- highlight the way that poverty and human rights violations often go hand in hand
- empower and support those who have their rights violated
- hold those responsible to account.
