Amnesty International

Amnesty International The world-wide human-rights organization

Father of Amnesty International • In 1961 a • London lawyer, Peter Benenson, read about Portugal students, who have been arrested only because they have touched the glasses on the freedom. He advertised it in newspaper called London Observer and started the campaign „Appeal for amnesty“.

History of Amnesty International(AI)

• AI as an organization started in 1961. In these 45 years AI has helped thousands of people. AI won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1978.

About AI AI is a world-wide organization, independent of any goverment or politicial party. Its aim is to release prisoners of conscience. Prisoners of conscience are men or women who are in prison not because of their believes, colour of complection, language or religion. It tries to get fair and early trials by publicizing their cases and by putting pressure on their goverments to practise basic human rights.

Some projects of AI:

Symbol of peace