What is Amnesty International and what does it do?

What is Amnesty International and what does it do?

Amnesty International is a global movement of more than 10 million people in over 150 countries and territories who campaign to end abuses of human rights.

How did Amnesty International celebrate its 50th anniversary?

In July 2011, Amnesty International celebrated its 50 years with an animated short film directed by Carlos Lascano, produced by Eallin Motion Art and Dreamlife Studio, with music by Academy Award-winner Hans Zimmer and nominee Lorne Balfe. The film shows that the fight for humanity is not yet over.

Does Amnesty International have a toxic workplace?

Following several reports that labelled Amnesty a toxic workplace, in October 2019 five of the seven high-paid senior directors at Amnesty’s international secretariat in London left the organization with “generous” redundancy packages.

How much did Amnesty International pay Irene Khan?

In February 2011, newspaper stories in the UK revealed that Irene Khan had received a payment of £533,103 from Amnesty International following her resignation from the organization on 31 December 2009, a fact pointed to from Amnesty’s records for the 2009–2010 financial year.

What did Amnesty International’s 2016-2017 Annual Report say?

Amnesty International published its annual report for the year 2016–2017 on 21 February 2017. Secretary General Salil Shetty’s opening statement in the report highlighted many ongoing international abuses as well as emerging threats.

What did Amnesty launch to equip next generation of activists?

^ “Amnesty launches human rights learning app to equip next generation of activists”. Amnesty International. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020. ^ “At least 54 killed in Ethiopia massacre, says Amnesty”.

What is the amnesty Academy app?

Amnesty International launched a free human rights learning mobile application called Amnesty Academy in October 2020. It offered learners across the globe access to courses both, online and offline. All courses are downloadable within the application, which is available for both iOS and Android devices.