During the early history of Amnesty International, as it is now proven by various documents, it was secretly supported by the Foreign Office. In 1963, the FO instructed its operatives abroad to provide "discreet support" for Amnesty's campaigns.

5 days ago · Amnesty International, international nongovernmental organization founded in London on May 28, 1961, that seeks to publicize violations by governments and other entities of rights recognized in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, especially freedom of speech and of conscience and the right against torture.

Amnesty International was founded in 1961 by Peter Benenson, a British lawyer. It was originally his intention to launch an appeal in Britain with the aim of obtaining an amnesty for prisoners of conscience all over the world.

Amnesty International expanded its mission in the 1990s and early 2000s to include supporting reproductive freedom, holding corporations responsible for human rights violations, and preserving human rights in national security policies in the wake of the September 11 attacks.

Amnesty International undertakes research and action focused on preventing and ending grave abuses of the rights to physical and mental integrity, freedom of conscience and expression, and freedom from discrimination, within the context of its work to promote all human rights.

History. Amnesty International was founded in 1961 by a Roman Catholic British lawyer named Peter Benenson and a Quaker named Eric Baker.

Amnesty International now has more than 3 million members, supporters and subscribers in over 150 countries and territories, in every region of the world. The following short history highlights the milestones and successes of Amnesty International and the human rights movement since the organization’s foundation 50 years ago.

Amnesty International launched the movement’s first human rights reports on Portugal, South Africa and Romania. The next ten years was a period of exceptional growth in the size of Amnesty International as a movement and its impact and breadth of work.

May 28, 2021 · Amnesty International was founded in 1961 on the idea that together ordinary people can change the world. Today Amnesty is a worldwide movement for human rights, calling on the collective power of 10 million people, each one committed to fighting for justice, equality and freedom everywhere.

Amnesty International members work for individuals or groups of people suffering the range of human rights violations in the organization’s mandate -- from imprisonment as prisoners of conscience to “disappearance” or extrajudicial execution. During 1998, Amnesty International groups worked on behalf of more than 5,000 named