Amnesty International

Inactive since 2011

Organization Name:  Amnesty International 
Type of Organization:  Service/Advocacy
Organization Email:  amnestyinternational@winthrop.edu 
Purpose of Organization:  To protect people wherever justice, freedom, truth and dignity are denied.  We investigate and expose abuses, educate and mobilize the public, and help transform societies to create a safer, more just world.
Description of Organization:  Amnesty International's vision is of 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. In pursuit of this vision, AI's mission is to undertake 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. AI is independent of any government, political ideology, economic interest or religion. It does not support or oppose any government or political system, nor does it support or oppose the views of the victims whose rights it seeks to protect. It is concerned solely with the impartial protection of human rights
Planned Projects/Events:  Lobby Meeting with John Spratt on behalf of Recover Uganda Bill (along with Africa Awareness Coalition). Fundraiser for More than Me Foundation. Human Rights Film Festival.