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Does Amnesty International work?
Every day across our offices in London, Edinburgh and Belfast, approximately 170 staff members work to protect justice, promote truth and prevent abuse. Join them and you won’t just have a job, you’ll be part of a global movement for human rights.
Why did Amnesty win the Nobel Peace Prize?
For its highly effective campaigns and its profound impact on human rights, Amnesty has won many accolades, including in 1977, the Nobel Peace Prize for “having contributed to securing the ground for freedom, for justice, and thereby also for peace in the world”.
How does Amnesty International ask the public help?
Promotion of awareness through various means including public events, fundraising activities and multimedia outreach. Opposing specific abuses of human rights through a programme of research and action.
Why is Amnesty International successful?
Amnesty’s size enables us to work on a comprehensive range of human rights issues across the world and campaign more effectively. For example, we have combined our legal and policy expertise with our knowledge of countries around the world to assist in a series of precedent-setting asylum cases in the UK.
Why are Amnesty International successful?
6. We face difficult issues head-on. We tackle difficult and complex issues that do not result in ‘quick wins’. Year on year we campaigned on human rights in Burma and in the last 12 months hundreds of political prisoners have been freed.
How can Amnesty International improve?
Here are some ideas:
- Take action. Add your voice to Amnesty’s online actions supporting refugees.
- Donate good quality things. Many amazing organisations working with refugees depend on generous donations, including quality second-hand clothing, toys and furniture.
- Offer a safe place.
- Volunteer.
- Join or start a group.
What is Amnesty International doing about abortion laws in Argentina?
In Argentina, Amnesty International has campaigned alongside grassroots human rights defenders to change the country’s strict abortion laws. There have been some major steps forward, but women and girls are still being harmed by laws which mean they cannot make choices about their own bodies.
What does Amnesty International do for women’s rights?
Amnesty International campaigns for all women to be able to effectively participate in the political process. Everyone should be able to make decisions about their own body. Every woman and girl has sexual and reproductive rights .
What is Amnesty International doing in Sierra Leone?
And in Sierra Leone, Amnesty International has been working with local communities as part of our Human Rights Education Programme, which focuses on a number of human rights issues, including female genital mutilation.
What is Amnesty International doing to fight forced marriage in Burkina Faso?
In Burkina Faso, Amnesty International has supported women and girls in their fight against forced marriage, which affects a huge number of girls especially in rural areas.