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 is impartial and independent of any government, political
persuasion or religious creed. Amnesty International is financed largely
by subscriptions and donations from its worldwide membership. |