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'''Amnesty International''' ('''AI''') is a London-based [[NGO|non-governmental organisation]] focused on [[human rights]] which claims to have over 7 million members and supporters around the world. | '''Amnesty International''' ('''AI''') is a London-based [[NGO|non-governmental organisation]] focused on [[human rights]] which claims to have over 7 million members and supporters around the world. | ||
| − | AI's stated objective is "to conduct research and generate action to prevent and end abuses of human rights, and to demand justice for those whose rights have been violated. "<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/who-we-are/about-amnesty-international |title=About Amnesty International |publisher=Amnesty International |accessdate=20 July 2008}}</ref> | + | AI's stated objective is "to conduct research and generate action to prevent and end abuses of human rights, and to demand justice for those whose rights have been violated."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/who-we-are/about-amnesty-international |title=About Amnesty International |publisher=Amnesty International |accessdate=20 July 2008}}</ref> |
| − | Amnesty International was founded in London in 1961, following the publication of | + | Amnesty International was founded in London in 1961, following the publication of English lawyer [[Peter Benenson]]'s article "The Forgotten Prisoners" in ''[[The Observer]]'' on 28 May 1961, and by Irish politician [[Seán MacBride]]. Amnesty draws attention to human rights abuses and campaigns for compliance with international laws and standards.<ref>Benenson, Peter, ''[https://www.theguardian.com/uk/1961/may/28/fromthearchive.theguardian "The Forgotten Prisoners"]'', ''The Observer'', 28 May 1961. Retrieved 28 May 2011.</ref> |
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| + | [[AI]] works to mobilise public opinion to put pressure on governments that let abuse take place. Amnesty considers capital punishment to be "the ultimate, irreversible denial of human rights". | ||
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| + | AI 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/death-penalty|title=Abolish the death penalty|publisher=Amnesty International|accessdate=23 August 2010}}</ref> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Motto | It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. |
| Formation | 1961 |
| Founder | •  Peter Benenson•  Seán MacBride |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom |
| Type | NGO |
| Interest of | 'Kong Tsung-gan' |
| Member of | European Policy Centre |
| Sponsored by | ClimateWorks, Dutch Postcode Lottery, Ford Foundation, Luminate, Open Society Foundations, Sigrid Rausing Trust |
Amnesty International (AI) is a London-based non-governmental organisation focused on human rights which claims to have over 7 million members and supporters around the world.
AI's stated objective is "to conduct research and generate action to prevent and end abuses of human rights, and to demand justice for those whose rights have been violated."[1]
Amnesty International was founded in London in 1961, following the publication of English lawyer Peter Benenson's article "The Forgotten Prisoners" in The Observer on 28 May 1961, and by Irish politician Seán MacBride. Amnesty draws attention to human rights abuses and campaigns for compliance with international laws and standards.[2]
AI works to mobilise public opinion to put pressure on governments that let abuse take place. Amnesty considers capital punishment to be "the ultimate, irreversible denial of human rights".
AI 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.[3]
Contents
A Document by Amnesty International
| Title | Document type | Publication date | Subject(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:A case to answer.pdf | report | 2008 | "War on Terror" Khaled al-Maqtari Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse | An Amnesty International report on the 40 month long detention and rendition of Khaled al-Maqtari, a 25 year old Saudi national at the time of his arrest in Fallujah, Iraq in January 2004. |
Employee on Wikispooks
| Employee | Job | Appointed | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Benenson | General Secretary | 1961 | 1964 |
Sponsors
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| ClimateWorks | Large funder of projects intended to steer public opinion and take control over all government policy under the pretext of fighting climate change. Part of "a blob" of similar very wealthy interconnected foundations with opaque structures. Backers include Bill Gates and Michael Bloomberg. |
| Dutch Postcode Lottery | |
| Ford Foundation | In addition to its own billionaire agenda, also known to have been $$$ middleman for covert CIA funding. |
| Luminate | Pierre Omidyar's foundation for financing global media and civil society groups. It is unknown how close it coordinates with certain deep state US government agencies. |
| Open Society Foundations | A NGO operating in more countries than McDonald's. It has the tendency to support politicians (at times through astroturfing) and activists that get branded as "extreme left" as its founder is billionaire and bane of the pound George Soros. This polarizing perspective causes the abnormal influence of the OSF to go somewhat unanswered. |
| Sigrid Rausing Trust |
Related Document
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document:Amnesty International: Imperialist Tool | Article | 23 October 2012 | Francis Boyle | Effectively, Amnesty International and AIUSA function as tools for the imperialist, colonial and genocidal policies of the United States, Britain, and Israel. |
A document sourced from Amnesty International
| Title | Type | Subject(s) | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:A case to answer.pdf | report | "War on Terror" Khaled al-Maqtari Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse | 2008 | Amnesty International | An Amnesty International report on the 40 month long detention and rendition of Khaled al-Maqtari, a 25 year old Saudi national at the time of his arrest in Fallujah, Iraq in January 2004. |
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References
- ↑ "About Amnesty International". Amnesty International. Retrieved 20 July 2008.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
- ↑ Benenson, Peter, "The Forgotten Prisoners", The Observer, 28 May 1961. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
- ↑ "Abolish the death penalty". Amnesty International. Retrieved 23 August 2010.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
