Amnesty International

In particular, Amnesty International campaigns to free all prisoners of conscience ; to ensure fair and prompt trials for political prisoners ; to abolish the death penalty , torture , and other treatment of prisoners it regards as cruel; to end political killings and forced disappearances ; and to oppose all human rights abuses, whether by governments or by other groups.

Amnesty International (commonly known as Amnesty and AI ) is an international non-governmental organisation . Its stated mission is "to conduct research and generate action to prevent and end grave abuses of human rights and to demand justice for those whose rights have been violated." Founded in London in 1961, AI draws attention to human rights abuses and campaigns for compliance with international laws and standards. It works to mobilise public opinion to exert pressure on governments that perpetrate abuses. The organisation was awarded the 1977 Nobel Peace Prize for its "campaign against torture ", and the United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights in 1978. In the field of international human rights organisations (of which there were 300 in 1996), Amnesty has the longest history and broadest name recognition, and "is believed by many to set standards for the movement as a whole." "History – The Meaning of the Amnesty Candle" .

Amnesty International (commonly known as Amnesty and AI ) is a non-governmental organisation focused on human rights with over 7 million members and supporters around the world. The stated objective of the organisation is "to conduct research and generate action to prevent and end grave abuses of human rights, and to demand justice for those whose rights have been violated." Amnesty International was founded in London in 1961, following the publication of the article " The Forgotten Prisoners " in The Observer 28 May 1961, by the lawyer Peter Benenson . Amnesty draws attention to human rights abuses and campaigns for compliance with international laws and standards. It works to mobilise public opinion to put pressure on governments that let abuse take place. The organisation was awarded the 1977 Nobel Peace Prize for its "campaign against torture ," and the United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights in 1978. In the field of international human rights organisations Amnesty has the longest history and broadest name recognition, and is believed by many to set standards for the movement as a whole.

London-based international human rights organization Amnesty International (also referred to as Amnesty or AI ) is a non-governmental organization with its headquarters in the United Kingdom focused on human rights . The organization says it has more than eight million members and supporters around the world. The stated mission of the organization is to campaign for "a world in which every person enjoys all of the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights instruments ." Amnesty International was founded in London in 1961, following the publication of the article " The Forgotten Prisoners " in The Observer on 28 May 1961, by the lawyers- Peter Benenson and Philip James. Amnesty draws attention to human rights abuses and campaigns for compliance with international laws and standards. It works to mobilize public opinion to generate pressure on governments where abuse takes place. Amnesty considers capital punishment to be "the ultimate, irreversible denial of human rights." The organization was awarded the 1977 Nobel Peace Prize for its "defence of human dignity against torture ," and the United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights in 1978. In the field of international human rights organizations , Amnesty has the third-longest history, after the International Federation for Human Rights , and the Anti-Slavery Society . "New Secretary General Kumi Naidoo pledges support for African human rights defenders to hold the powerful to account" .

International non-governmental organization Amnesty International (also referred to as Amnesty or AI ) is an international non-governmental organisation focused on human rights , with its headquarters in the United Kingdom. The organization says it has more than ten million members and supporters around the world. The stated mission of the organization is to campaign for "a world in which every person enjoys all of the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights instruments ." The organization has played a notable role on human rights issues due to its frequent citation in media and by world leaders. AI was founded in London in 1961 by the lawyer Peter Benenson . In what he called "The Forgotten Prisoners" and "An Appeal for Amnesty," which appeared on the front page of The Observer, a British newspaper, Peter Benenson wrote about two students who toasted to freedom in Portugal and four other people who had been jailed in other nations because of their beliefs. AI's original focus was prisoners of conscience , with its remit widening in the 1970s, under the leadership of Seán MacBride and Martin Ennals to include miscarriages of justice and torture . In 1977, it was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize . In the 1980s, its secretary general was Thomas Hammarberg , succeeded in the 1990s by Pierre Sané . In the 2000s, it was led by Irene Khan . Amnesty draws attention to human rights abuses and campaigns for compliance with international laws and standards. It works to mobilize public opinion to generate pressure on governments where abuse takes place.