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Amnesty International
Amnesty International is a human rights organization. They have over 3 million members in over 150 countries and territories who campaign for issues such as women's rights, freedom of expression, and abolition of the death penalty.
500 Questions
Who where the Portuguese student that launched amnesty international?
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Well, it was a british lawyer that lauched amnisty international, after he visited Portugal during the dictatorship times. he was sitting at a caffe and two students got up and yelled "Liberdade!" ("Freedom!") and they immediatly arrested by the government police. the lawyer was in shock and founded amnisty international to release those students. he succeeded, by the way.
How long has amnesty international charity been running for?
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it has been around for 50 years
Is Amnesty International an insider pressure group or an outsider pressure group?
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An outsider group as it I uses direct action rather than direct lobbying that other groups may use.
What are the campaigns of amnesty international?
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AI has a significant number of campaigns which also changes constantly, however the 6 key areas they deal with are:
- Women, children, indigenous and minority rights
- Ending torture
- Abolishing the death penalty
- Rights of refugees
- Rights of prisoners of conscience
- Protecting human dignity
What percentage of charitable donations made to Amnesty International actually goes to the cause rather than advertising?
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When did the human rights amnesty international start?
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Amnesty International was founded in the year 1961, by Peter Benenson. Amnesty International was founded in London, England and has since spread to many other countries.
