2. But what is Amnesty International?
• Amnesty International is a global
movement of more than 3 million
supporters, members and activists fighting
for the protection of internationally
recognized human rights.
3. • There vision is a world where all people
will enjoy all the rights recognized by the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
and other international standards. There
core values of solidarity worldwide,
impartiality and transparency, democracy
and mutual respect.
4.
5. Also….
• Amnesty International takes action to
end grave abuses of human rights,
such as physical and mental integrity,
freedom of expression and conscience,
freedom from discrimination. There
work includes a very wide range of
topics.
6. • Defend prisoners of conscience, violence,
and poverty. They fight to end violence
against women, the abolition of the death
penalty, torture and restriction of freedoms
in the name of the "war on terror." To
combat discrimination against refugees,
migrants, minorities, but and defenders of
human rights.
7.
8. UNITED AGAINST INJUSTICE
• At the heart of Amnesty International is
this idea: that they are at there most
powerful when they stand together for
human rights.
9. • They work together in many
different ways, so that all there
supporters can be involved,
wherever they live and whatever
their age, background or skills.
10. • There movement is driven by there
members, supporters, there more than
1,800 staff members and hundreds of
volunteers around the world.
11.
12. They campaign to:
• defend freedom of expression
• protect women’s rights
• abolish the death penalty
• demand justice for crimes against
humanity
• demand corporate accountability where
companies have abused people’s rights
13.
14. INDEPENDENT AND
DEMOCRATIC
• They are democratic and self-governing –
every member has a say in deciding what
they do and how they do it.