In which year Amnesty International was awarded Nobel Peace Prize?
1977
The organisation has won the 1977 Nobel Peace Prize for its “defence of human dignity against torture,” and the United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights in 1978.
What countries do Amnesty International work in?
Countries
- Afghanistan. Albania. Algeria. Angola. Argentina. Armenia. Australia. Austria.
- Dominican Republic. Ecuador. Egypt. El Salvador. Equatorial Guinea. Eritrea. Estonia. Ethiopia.
- Liberia. Libya. Lithuania. Macedonia. Madagascar. Malawi. Malaysia.
- Sierra Leone. Singapore. Slovak Republic. Slovenia. Solomon Islands. Somalia. South Africa.
Why was Amnesty International formed?
How we started. In 1961, one man, outraged by injustices he saw, made an appeal to others to unite with him in common action. British lawyer Peter Benenson penned the article The Forgotten Prisoners for the UK’s Observer newspaper in response to two Portuguese students jailed simply for raising a toast to freedom.
Why did Amnesty International start?
Amnesty International began with one man’s outrage and his courage to do something about it. After learning of two Portuguese students imprisoned for raising a toast to freedom in 1961, British lawyer Peter Benenson published an article, “The Forgotten Prisoners” in the Observer newspaper.
Why was Amnesty International founded?
What are the key areas of operation of Amnesty International?
The six key areas that Amnesty International focuses on are refugee rights, the rights of women, children, and of minorities, ending torture, stopping the death penalty, the rights of people imprisoned because of what they believe, and protection of human dignity.
How has Amnesty International helped?
Across all of our work, Amnesty International exposes individual cases of human rights abuses – and fights for freedom. Throughout our history, we have helped secure freedom for thousands of people who were imprisoned simply for exercising their human rights.