AMNESTY

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AMNESTY

• INTERNATIONAL

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WORKING TO PROTECT HUMAN RIGHTS

• Amnesty International is a worldwide movement of
  people who campaign for internationally
  recognized human rights for all.
• Their supporters are outraged by human rights
  abuses but inspired by hope for a better world -
  so we work to improve human rights through
  campaigning and international solidarity.
• We have more than 2.2 million members and
  subscribers in more than 150 countries and
  regions and we coordinate this support to act for
  justice on a wide range of issues.

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1960s

• The first international meeting was held in July,
  with delegates from Belgium, the UK, France,
  Germany, Ireland, Switzerland and the US. They
  decided to establish "a permanent international
  movement in defence of freedom of opinion and
  religion".
• A small office and library, staffed by
  volunteers, opened in Peter Benensons chambers,
  in Mitre Court, London. The Threes Network was
  established through which each Amnesty
  International group adopted three prisoners from
  contrasting geographical and political areas.
• On Human Rights Day, 10 December, the first
  Amnesty candle was lit in the church of
  St-Martin-in-the-Fields, London.

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1970s

• Amnesty Internationals Sean McBride, Chair
  of the International Executive Committee, was
  awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of
  his lifelong work for human rights.
• On the first anniversary of Chile's military
  coup, they published a report exposing political
  oppression, executions and torture under the
  regime of President Augusto Pinochet.
• Mumtaz Soysal of Turkey became first ever former
  prisoner of conscience elected to the
  International Executive Committee, Amnesty
  Internationals most senior governance body.

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1980s

• 1981
• A candle-lighting ceremony was held in London to
  mark Amnesty Internationals 20th anniversary
• 1985
• Amnesty International published its first
  educational pack Teaching and Learning about
  Human Rights.
• The International Council Meeting in Helsinki,
  Finland, made a decision to broaden the statute
  to include work for refugees.
• There were now more than half a million members,
  supporters and subscribers.

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1990s

• 1998
• Amnesty International launched the Get Up, Sign
  Up! campaign to mark the 50th anniversary of the
  Universal Declaration of Human Rights 13
  million pledges of support were collected.
• A concert was held in Paris on Human Rights Day
  featuring Radiohead, Asian Dub Foundation, Bruce
  Springsteen, Tracey Chapman, Alanis Morissette,
  Youssou N'Dour and Peter Gabriel, with special
  appearances by the Dalai Lama and international
  human rights activists.
• 1999
• The United Nations Declaration on Human Rights
  Defenders was adopted in March 1999.

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2000 present day

• 2005
• Amnesty International launched the Make Some
  Noise campaign music, celebration and action in
  support of Amnesty Internationals work. Yoko Ono
  made a gift to Amnesty International of the
  recording rights to Imagine and John Lennon's
  entire solo songbook.
• 2007
• Amnesty International launched a global petition
  calling on Sudans government to protect
  civilians in Darfur and launched a CD featuring
  30 world-class musicians to mobilize support,
  called Make Some Noise The Campaign to Save
  Darfur.

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