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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PREVIEW OF MAIN POINTS. What is Amnesty International? What does Amnesty do? Amnesty works Amnesty International U of O chapter. WHAT IS AMNESTY?.

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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

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  1. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

  2. PREVIEW OF MAIN POINTS • What is Amnesty International? • What does Amnesty do? • Amnesty works • Amnesty International U of O chapter

  3. WHAT IS AMNESTY? • Amnesty International is an international, non-governmental organization with the stated purpose of promoting all the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international standards

  4. OUR VISION… • A world in which every person enjoys all of the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights standards

  5. OUR MISSION… • Prevent and end human rights abuses • Promote freedom of conscience and expression • Promote freedom from discrimination

  6. SPECIFIC PURPOSES • Free all prisoners of conscience • Fair trial • To abolish the death penalty and torture • To end extrajudicial executions

  7. WHATDOES AMNESTY DO? • Letter Writing • Pressure governments to end human rights abuses • Raise Public Awareness

  8. WHAT DOES AMNESTY DO? • Mobilize experts • Search for facts from different sources • Organize peaceful protests

  9. AMNESTY WORKS!!! • 2 million members – 150 countries • 40,000 political prisoners have been freed worldwide • Nobel Peace Prize for “contributing to securing ground for freedom, for justice, and thereby also for peace in the world”

  10. AMNESTY WORKS!!! • Ryan Matthews was just seventeen years old when charged with capital murder. He spent 5 years on Louisiana’s death row. The charges were dropped in August 2004. He is now, rightfully, a completely free man.

  11. Letter writing parties Educational movies Regional Conferences Fundraisers Radio Show Walk to stop Violence against Women Work with other student organizations Globalization week Candle lighting… U of O CHAPTER Activities:

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