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Title

  • Amnesty International : Working to Protect Human Rights

Other Title

  • Amnesty International on line

Alternate Title

  • Amnesty International on line

Summary

  • "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 on 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 second longest history, after the International Federation for Human Rights and broadest name recognition, and is believed by many to set standards for the movement as a whole." -- Summary retrieved on October 7, 2019 http://dbpedia.org/resource/Amnesty_International

Names

  • Amnesty International

Created / Published

  • United States.

Headings

  • -  Human rights
  • -  Iraq. History. 2003-
  • -  Social Welfare
  • -  Iraq War, 2003-

Genre

  • website

Form

  • electronic

Repository

  • Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 20540 USA

Source Url

  • http://www.amnesty.org/
  • https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2021/09/gambia-oppressive-laws-remain-despite-presidents-promises/
  • https://www.amnesty.org/en/

Access Condition

  • Access restricted to on-site users

Scopes

  • -  amnesty.org (domain)
  • -  livewire.amnesty.org/ (domain)
  • -  www.amnesty.org/en/ (domain)
  • -  www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2021/09/gambia-oppressive-laws-remain-despite-presidents-promises/ (domain)
  • -  www.flickr.com/photos/amnesty-international/ (domain)
  • -  www.youtube.com/amnestyinternational (domain)

Online Format

  • web page

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Amnesty International. Amnesty International: Working to Protect Human Rights. United States, 2001. Web Archive. https://www.loc.gov/item/lcwaN0003388/.

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Amnesty International. (2001) Amnesty International: Working to Protect Human Rights. United States. [Web Archive] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/lcwaN0003388/.

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