With over 8 million members, Amnesty International is the largest grassroots human rights organization in the world

With over 2.8 million members, Amnesty International is the largest grassroots human rights organization in the world

• With over 2.8 million members, Amnesty International is the largest grassroots human rights organization in the world

• Independent from government, corporate or national interests

• Amnesty’s goal is to protect human rights defined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and according to other international human rights standards

• Amnesty International is the recipient of the 1977 Nobel Peace Prize

Research

• Research

• Monitor, document and report human rights violations
• Sponsor research missions to study possible violations
• Collaborate with other organizations, such as Physicians for Human Rights, to ensure impartiality and accuracy of reports

• Action

• Letter writing campaigns
• Protests and Rallies
• Education

Since 1961 thousands of prisoners have been released from jails around the world

• Since 1961 thousands of prisoners have been released from jails around the world

• Most recently : Aung San Suu Kyii of Myanmar

Abolition of the death penalty

• Abolition of the death penalty

• Following intense campaigning by Amnesty International and its partners, the UN General Assembly adopted resolution L29 calling for a global moratorium on executions. (2007)

• Minority rights protected

• The United Nations General Assembly (GA) adopted the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. (2007)

Letter writing campaigns

• Letter writing campaigns
• Raising awareness on campus:
• Informational tables on the mall
• Sponsoring speakers
• Demos and exhibitions
• Participation in Tucson and National events
• Peace Fair
• Annual General Meeting and Western Regional Meeting

Weekly Meeting

• Weekly Meeting

• Location:

• Time:

• Contact

• Ted Elhourani

• [e-mail]

• Prof. Joseph Watkins [e-mail]

• Website

• http://clubs.asua.arizona.edu/~amnesty/