Mission and History

  Amnesty International is a worldwide campaigning movement that
works to promote all the human rights enshrined in the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights and other international standards. 
In particular, Amnesty International campaigns to free all prisoners
of conscience; ensure fair and prompt trials for political prisoners;
abolish the death penalty, torture and other cruel treatment of 
prisoners; end political killings and "disappearances"; and oppose 
human rights abuses by opposition groups.
  Amnesty International has around a million members and supporters
in 162 countries and territories. Activities range from public 
demonstrations to letter-writing, from human rights education to 
fundraising concerts, from individual appeals on a particular case to
global campaigns on a particular issue.  

  Read the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by the UN, 
an accepted resource for Amnesty International here.