AI is an international non-governmental organisation. Its stated mission is "to conduct research and generate action to prevent and end grave abuses of human rights and to demand justice for those whose rights have been violated.
History
Founded in London in 1961 by Peter Benenson
The organisation was awarded
the 1977 Nobel Peace Prize for its "campaign against torture",
the United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights in 1978.
7 key areas which Amnesty deals with:
Women's Rights,
Children's Rights,
Ending Torture,
Abolition of the death penalty,
Rights of Refugees,
Rights of Prisoners of Conscience,
Protection of Human dignity.
Ending Torture
Amnesty International estimates that at least 81 world governments currently practice torture, some openly.…
