Amnesty International
| Type | NGO |
|---|---|
| Website | amnesty.org |
| Wikipedia |  |
| Year founded | 1961 |
| Location |
 United Kingdom
|
| Budget | USD >100M |
| Functions | Advocacy, Research |
| Funding sources | Individual citizens |
| Tags | human rights |
| See also | Amnesty International Canada |
| Summary | Amnesty International is a non-governmental organization focused on human rights headquarters in the United Kingdom. It has more than eight million members and supporters around the world. AI’s stated mission 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 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." |
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Amnesty International · 16 March 2023 English
Children, some as young as 12 years old, have been subjected to torture, including flogging, electric shocks, rape and other forms of sexual violence, all to suppress their participation in …
Amnesty International · 16 March 2023 English
FIFA review of Qatar World Cup abuse claims must not delay compensation for workers
Amnesty International · 16 March 2023 English
Israeli forces used Hyundai CE bulldozers to demolish Palestinian homes in Masafer Yatta - the company must act now.
Amnesty International · 15 March 2023 English
The new government of Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani must break with the failures of past governments.
Amnesty International · 14 March 2023 English
Japanese government attempts to push through repressive legislation that will reinforce its powers to detain migrants indefinitely.
Amnesty International · 14 March 2023 English
Burundi must immediately free five human rights defenders in custody since February.
Amnesty International · 14 March 2023 English
There have been no meaningful investigations into the unlawful use of force by Lebanon’s security forces.
Amnesty International · 14 March 2023 English
Activist Justyna Wydrzyńska has been sentenced to 8 months’ community service for helping a pregnant woman to access abortion pills in Poland.
Amnesty International · 14 March 2023 English
Responding to the devastating impact of Tropical Cyclone Freddy, which has claimed more than 120 lives in Mozambique and Malawi, and injured almost a hundred people after strengthening into one …
Amnesty International · 13 March 2023 English
By executing Hussein Abo al-Kheir without even notifying his family, the Saudi authorities have yet again revealed their callous disregard for human life.