'We cannot continue to look away as inequality soars, and those struggling are left to suffer.' —Amnesty
, Amnesty lamented that governments have turned to "repression and unnecessary and excessive use of force" against struggling demonstrators instead of addressing their core concerns, such as high food prices and paltry wages.
"It is shocking that over 4 billion people, or about 55% of the world's population, have no recourse to even the most basic social protection, despite the right to social security being enshrined since 1948 in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights," said Agnès Callamard, Amnesty International's secretary-general.
"Protecting people against losses due to shocks, from disasters or economic reversals, can be transformational, both for society and the state that provides the support."
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