Barriers to maternal health in Peru

'Health services for pregnant women in Peru are like a lottery: if you are poor and indigenous, the chances are you will always lose.' Nuria Garcia, Amnesty researcher

Amnesty International's report Fatal Flaws: Barriers to Maternal Health in Peru highlights that pregnant women in Peru die because they face a number of barriers, including: lack of access to emergency obstetric care, unavailability of information on maternal health and lack of health staff who can speak indigenous languages

Corporate responsibility in Canada

All companies have a responsibility to respect human rights in their operations. Human rights abuse are particularly high in the extractive industry. This is not surprising, given the impact that such operations have on land and water resources.

Amnesty's work on business and human rights aims to change law and regulations to ensure that companies are accountable for the human rights impacts of their operations.

Forced evictions in Kenya

Over 100 million people are homeless in the world while more than a billion live in intolerable slum conditions. People living in slums are frequently denied the full range of human rights, from lack of access to services, equal protection of the law, gender equality, to physical security. Many communities are vulnerable to forced evictions. They may also face domestic and other forms of violence, and extortion at the hands of the police, criminal gangs and armed groups.

Amnesty International works with people living in slums to help them win respect, protection and fulfilment of their rights. That includes an end to forced evictions, policing that respects rights, and access to justice.