Amnesty International NGO
An Amnesty International NGO is a international civil rights NGO.
- Context:
- It can have a vision of 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 standards.
- It can (typically) be:
- for Individuals at Risk, such as prisoners of conscience.
- for Free speech “Free speech is one of our most important rights and one of the most misunderstood. Use your free speech to speak out for those that are denied theirs. But use it responsibly, it is a powerful thing.”
- against a Death penalty - “The death penalty is the ultimate denial of human rights. Last year alone, over 607 people were executed by their government.”
- against Saudi Arabia - “The Gulf Kingdom has one of the worst human rights records in the world. Torture, public execution, discrimination, intolerance for free speech, possible war crimes in Yemen – and the list could go on. Dozens of activists remain behind bars, simply for exercising their right to freedom of expression and assembly.”
- against Torture - “Imagine being beaten, electrocuted, having your face cut, having your fingernails pulled out.”
- against Mass surveillance - “Your government knows a lot about you. We have a right to privacy and free speech, which mass surveillance violates. In the wrong hands ...”
- for Body rights - “Being able to make our own decisions about our health, body and sexual life is a basic human right. Yet all over the world, ...”
- for Human Rights Defenders.
- for Refugee & Migrant Rights.
- against Deadly Force and Police Accountability.
- against Gun Violence.
- for Gender, Sexuality, & Identity.
- …
- Example(s):
- Counter-Example(s):
- See: Human Rights, International Law.
References
2015
- (Wikipedia, 2015) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amnesty_International Retrieved:2015-11-16.
- 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, [1] 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.[2]
- 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.”
- ↑ Peter Benenson. “The Forgotten Prisoners", The Observer, 28 May 1961. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
- ↑ James Ronand, Howard Ramos, Kathleen Rodgers (2005), "Transnational Information Politics: NGO Human Rights Reporting, 1986–2000", International Studies Quarterly (2005) 49, 557–587
2013
- https://www.amnesty.org.uk/our-vision-mission-and-values
- QUOTE: Our vision is 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 standards.