The rights of millions of refugees and migrants have been abused in the past year, Amnesty International has said in its annual report on global human rights.
The London-based rights group said on Wednesday that state authorities and employers were equally responsible for the suffering of vulnerable groups.
"The world is becoming an increasingly dangerous place" said Salil Shetty, Secretary General of Amnesty International, at a news conference to launch the report in London.
"The world is becoming an increasingly dangerous place" said Salil Shetty, Secretary General of Amnesty International, at a news conference to launch the report in London.
He said the world had failed Syrian people who are caught up in the spiralling conflict which has seen 4.5 million people displaced from their homes inside the country and 1.5 million living in refugee camps in neighbouring countries.
"The international community has a serious responsibility here because we often have western and richer governments going into conferences and pledging, but they never support in real terms, I mean the support is never equal to the pledges they make," Shetty told Reuters news agency.
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