AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

About:

• Status: Amnesty International (AI) is a non-governmental organization with its headquarters in the United Kingdom focused on human rights.
  
  
• Mission: Amnesty draws attention to human rights abuses and campaigns for compliance with international laws and standards.
  
  
• Background: Amnesty International was founded in London in 1961, following the publication of the article "The Forgotten Prisoners" in The Observer on 28 May 1961, by the lawyer Peter Benenson.
  
  
• Awards: The organization was awarded the 1977 Nobel Peace Prize for its "defence of human dignity against torture," and the United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights in 1978.