Ten million demand ‘fair, ambitious and binding climate treaty

Ten million people have signed a petition calling for a "fair, ambitious and binding climate treaty" to be signed by world leaders at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen this week. Commenting on the importance of this conference, Amnesty Secretary General Irene Khan, together with Mary Robinson – former President of Ireland, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and member of the Elders, says that "basic human rights for the world's poorest and most marginalised communities will hang in the balance. The rights to food, water, shelter and health all risk being undermined by climate change." To read more, visit