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Amnesty International (also referred to as Amnesty or AI) is an international non-governmental organization 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. [ 1 ]
Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) is an American non-profit non-governmental organization that is part of the worldwide Amnesty International organization.. Amnesty International is an organization of more than 7 million supporters, activists and volunteers in over 150 countries, [1] with complete independence from government, corporate or national interests.
A Conspiracy of Hope was a short tour of six benefit concerts on behalf of Amnesty International that took place in the United States during June 1986. The purpose of the tour was not to raise funds but rather to increase awareness of human rights and of Amnesty's work on its 25th anniversary.
The series was created and developed by Monty Python member John Cleese, Peter Luff (Assistant Director Amnesty International 1974–1978) and entertainment industry executive Martin Lewis who subsequently worked with Peter Walker (Amnesty's Fund-Raising Officer from 1978). Cleese, Lewis and Luff worked together on the first two shows (1976 and ...
Amnesty International is calling on the government of the Dominican Republic to end immigration policies toward Haitians that the agency says include mass, discriminatory expulsions and racial ...
The issue forced Amnesty International to clarify its position on the legal status of sex work. [14] When a draft copy of the policy appeared in early 2014, several abolitionist feminists and former sex workers condemned the proposal. [15] [16] [17] On 7 July 2015 an updated draft was released to Amnesty International members. [18]
Amnesty International Belgique francophone is financed by donations from its members [6] and supporters, as well as by government subsidies and donations from foundations. The organization claims to be independent of any government, political party or religion, and to work impartially to defend the human rights of all people, whatever their ...
The Stop Funding Hate campaign was established in August 2016 by Richard Wilson, a former Corporate Fundraising Officer at Amnesty International.The campaign gained over 70,000 likes on its Facebook page in the first three days of activity [2] and the campaign's launch video was viewed over 6 million times. [3]