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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL a human rights organization

Amnesty International is the largest grassroots human rights organization in existence today. Dedicated to protect all people, Amnesty International fights to ensure that all humans whose rights, freedoms, dignities, and truths are being threatened will have a voice across the globe.

HISTORY

The backbone of Amnesty International was formed in 1961, when an article titled "The Forgotten Prisoners" was published by British Lawyer Peter Beneson on the topic of two Portuguese students who had been imprisoned simply for raising a toast to freedom. The article urges people around the world to send out letters devoted to advocating for people who were being unjustly treated for expressing their freedom, and the response to this article's publication was so great that eventually, Amnesty International was born as a collective.

"Amnesty International adopted me as a prisoner of conscience, and that led to my - it touched me in a way that really led to me opening up my heart, I've called it the re-humanisation process."

- Maajid Nawaz

Priority campaigns & issues

SOME OF THESE INCLUDE:

  • Freeing people from ICE detention
  • Ending gun violence
  • Fighting for refugee and migrant rights
  • Abolishing the death penalty around the globe
  • Exposing police brutality and accountability
  • LGBTQ+ rights
  • Protecting indigenous communities

"Those who today still feel a sense of impotence can do something: they can support Amnesty International. They can help it to stand up for freedom and justice."

- Peter Benenson

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References:

https://dmuamnesty.wordpress.com/2012/05/06/a-short-history-of-amnesty-international/

https://www.amnestyusa.org/

Photo Credit:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/amnesty-international

https://www.amnestyusa.org

Created By
Caroline Ryan
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