Amnesty International - International Secretariat
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.
Primary web addresses
http://www.amnesty.org/
Email
amnestyis@amnesty.org
Main Address
1 Easton St
London
WC1X 0DW
London
WC1X 0DW
Country
United Kingdom
Main Telephone
44 (0)20 7413 5500
Joined OneWorld
25.08.1998
Features
30.10.2009
A majority of governments today agreed a timetable to establish a "strong and robust" Arms Trade Treaty with the "highest common standards" to control international transfers of conventional arms.
more...Related topics/regions: [Arms & military]
Image: Over 1 million people added their face to a petition calling for an Arms Trade Treaty. © Amnesty International USA
15.10.2009
In the run up to the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on 17 October, Amnesty has called on world leaders and policymakers to change the debate on poverty from economics to addressing the human rights problems that impoverish and keep people poor.
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09.10.2009
Following the award opf the Nobel peace prize to US President Barack Obama it is time to have a discussion about this prize and bring it closer to what Alfred Nobel wanted it to be, says Jan Oberg.
+ Obama wins peace prize. Is this a joke?
+ Change we can't believe in
+ The Ahtisaari award
+ Obama urged to build on Peace Prize win
more...+ Obama wins peace prize. Is this a joke?
+ Change we can't believe in
+ The Ahtisaari award
+ Obama urged to build on Peace Prize win
Related topics/regions: [United States] [Sweden] [Peace]
Image: Barack Obama (flickr) © Barack Obama (flickr)
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