Back to category: Miscellaneous Limited version - please login or register to view the entire paper. Amnesty 1. General Overview of the organisations formation, nature of service and areas of the world in which they operate. Overview Amnesty International’s purpose is to research and take action focused on the prevention and elimination of grave abuses of the rights of mental righteousness, freedom from discrimination and most importantly, to promote human rights. Amnesty International opposes: 1. hostage-taking 2. torture and killing of prisoners 3. deliberate and arbitrary killings Amnesty international cooperates with: 1. other NGO (non-government organisations) 2. the United Nations (UN) 3. regional intergovernmental organisations History British Lawyer, Peter Benenson founded Amnesty International, in 1961. Today Amnesty International consists of more then 1 million members in over more than ... Posted by: Garrick Christian Limited version - please login or register to view the entire paper. |
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