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LEGAL WORK. EXPLORE LEGAL RESOURCE LIBRARY. Amnesty International’s mission is to ensure that every person enjoys all the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights instruments such as (but not exclusively):

4 天之前 · Essential but exploited. The report’s findings are based on in-depth interviews and desk research conducted between February 2023 and June 2024, involving a total of 44 migrant workers from 14 countries.

1961. Amnesty International was founded in London by Peter Benenson – an English labour lawyer. He was travelling on the London underground when he read an article that two Portuguese students had been sentenced to seven years in prison in Portugal for allegedly “having drunk a toast to liberty.”

Urgent Letter-writing actions. Amnesty International encourages supporters to write appeal letters directly to officials who are in a position to end a human rights violation, and to write solidarity letters directly to people wrongfully detained or targeted for their human rights work.In addition we offer two programs for regular letter-writers:

Amnesty International is a human rights organization and global movement of more than 10 million people in over 150 countries and territories who campaign for human rights.

3 天之前 · Human Rights News January 31, 2025 6:35 pm Myanmar: Four years after coup, world must demand accountability for atrocity crimes. The international community must take urgent action to ensure accountability for atrocities in Myanmar, 46 organizations said today ahead of the four-year anniversary of the 1 February 2021 military coup.

2025年1月16日 · Amnesty International Canada’s Secretary General, Ketty Nivyabandi, shares Amnesty’s mission for 2025 and challenges us to come together despite our differences. Umwaka mwiza—Happy New Year! 🎉 In Burundi, where I come from, New Year’s greetings extend for weeks, serving as a chance to ...