61. Amnesty International - General Information amnesty international was founded in 1961 and was awarded the nobel Peace Prizein 1977 for its efforts to promote global observance of the United Nations http://www.aiusaoc.org/irvine/ai/

Amnesty International Local Group 178 Post Office Box 16243 Irvine, California 92623-6243 United States of America home page how to contact us site map Home ... How to contact us Amnesty International is a worldwide movement of people acting on the conviction that governments must not deny individuals their basic Human Rights. as set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Its members and supporters, over a million of them throughout the world, work impartially to secure the organization's goals, called the mandate Promotional Mandate: Amnesty International works to promote awareness of, and adherence to, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and other human rights accords. Oppositional Mandate: Amnesty International opposes grave violations of any person's rights. Amnesty International pressures governments and non-governmental organizations to: Release all prisoners of conscience: people confined because of their beliefs or because of their ethnic origin, sex, color or language, who have not used or called for violence. Give all prisoners whose cases have a political aspect a fair trial within a reasonable time.

62. Amnesty International At UIUC from the Speeches of the Winners of the nobel Peace PrizeIrwin Breaking the SilenceHuman Rights Violations Based on Sexual Orientation, amnesty international; http://www.uiuc.edu/ro/amnesty/library.html

Amnesty International Reports — 1999, 1998, 1997, 1995, 1993, 1991, 1990, 1988, 1987 (in Spanish), 1986 — These document human rights abuses by over 140 governments and armed oppositions. Each book covers the year before publication. Special Reports East Timor Violation of Human Rights : Extrajudicial Executions , ‘Disappearances’, Torture, and Political Imprisonment 1975-1984 (published-1985) Mexico : Torture with Impunity (published- 1991) Uganda : The Failure to Safeguard Human Rights (published- 1992) - Includes reports of extrajudicial executions, unlawful detentions, torture, ill-treatment, and misusing the law. Concludes with the Ugandan government’s response to these human rights violations, and Amnesty International’s proposals. United States of America : The Death Penalty (published- 1987) United States of America : Torture, Ill-Treatment and Excessive Force by Police in Los Angeles, California (published- 1992) Other Publications (this is not a complete list, but it lists

63. Nobel Prize For Peace nobel Prize for Peace. 1975 Andrei D. Sakharov (USSR) 1976 Mairead Corrigan and BettyWilliams (both Northern Ireland) 1977 amnesty international 1978 Menachem http://www.factmonster.com/cgi-bin/id/A0105783.html

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64. Amnesty International In 1977 amnesty international was awarded the nobel Prize for Peace and in1978 the organization received the United Nations Human Rights Prize. http://www.vcn.bc.ca/refnet/page7.html

Amnesty International is a human rights advocacy group with more than 1,000,000 members worldwide, in more than 100 countries. Amnesty International is effective because of its accuracy and impartiality. Amnesty has established a reputation as a credible source of information. It is independent from all governments, political or religious factions and economic interests. In 1977 Amnesty International was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace and in 1978 the organization received the United Nations Human Rights Prize. Visit the international website of Amnesty International AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL IN CANADA: Canadian activits founded Amnesty International Canada on May 13, 1973. Our first president, Dr John Humphrey, was a leading author of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Today we have more than 60,000 members in communitites and schools accross the country each contributing in his or her own way to our shared vision of a world where freedom and dignity have their rightful place. Visit the national site of Amnesty International and our Vancouver site AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL AND REFUGEES In 1996, the general membership of Amnesty International Canadian Section (English Speaking) voted to form a Refugee Network. The central activities of the network are to provide refugee case interventions for mandate cases along with policy and lobbying work. Since 1996, Amnesty members have founded several Refugee Networks all over Canada. In 1999, local members came together to establish the Vancouver Refugee Network.

65. Carter Wins Nobel Peace Prize -- The Washington Times have received the nobel Peace Prize since it was first awarded in 1901 have beenMartin Luther King (1964), Henry Kissinger (1973), amnesty international (1977 http://www.washtimes.com/national/20021012-17113104.htm

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66. Amnesty International Upper Potomac Chapter (AIUP) amnesty international (AI) is a worldwide human rights movement working independentlyof all AI received the nobel Peace Prize in 1977 for its efforts to http://www.shepherd.edu/amnestyi/

Amnesty International Upper Potomac Chapter (AIUP) #539 Contents Chapter Information Amnesty International Current Projects Join ... Contact Amnesty International Upper Potomac Chapter Group 539 Should the Death Penalty Be Abolished? Death Penalty Letter Writing Meeting Rescheduled Wednesday April 23, 7:45 pm Room 111 Knutti Hall (southeast corner of N. King and High St.) Shepherdstown, WV Human Rights Dimensions of HIV/AIDS April 14, 7:45 pm Shenandoah Room of the College Center N. King St. Shepherdstown, WV At a vigil in Shepherdstown on March 20, a member of AIUP read the following pledge:  Pledge for the People of Iraq "Tonight (or today) we hold this vigil of "solidarity and sorrow" for the people of Iraq. We do this to reaffirm our commitment to universal human rights and to stand in solidarity with all those who face the destructive impact of war. We pledge to press all involved to act in accordance with the international laws and standards they are bound to uphold, in war and in peace. Two decades of conflict, a brutally oppressive regime, and the imposition of harsh and indiscriminate economic sanctions have jeopardized and violated the most fundamental human rights of Iraqi civilians. We reflect in sorrow for these violations, now magnified by the military intervention. We demand that the international community, and in particular, the parties to the conflict, endeavor to protect the lives of civilians, and we demand that the human rights of the Iraqi people never again be subjected to abuse and neglect."

67. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL - PARTICIPATION - VIKING 01 countries and territories in every part of the world. In 1977 AmnestyInternational was awarded the nobel Peace Prize for its work. http://www.mil.se/pfp/viking01/paamnes.html

Viking 01 Participation / Amnesty International PREVIOUS AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL Amnesty International (AI) is a worldwide organization which campaigns for human rights. AI's work is based on careful research and on the standards agreed by the international community. AI is not dependent upon any government, political ideology, economic interest or religion. AI mobilizes volonteer activists in more than 140 countries and territories in every part of the world. In 1977 Amnesty International was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for its work. In 1961, London lawyer Peter Benenson read about a group of students in Portugal who were arrested and jailed for raising a toast to "freedom" in a public restaurant. This incident prompted him to launch a one-year campaign called "Appeal for Amnesty 1961" in the London Observer, a local newspaper. The "Appeal for Amnesty" called for the release of all people imprisoned because of peaceful expression of their beliefs, politics, race, religion, colour, or national origin. Benenson called these people, "prisoners of conscience." His plan was to encourage people to write letters to government officials in countries which had prisoners of conscience, calling for their release. The campaign grew enormously, spread to other countries, and by the end of 1961 the organization, Amnesty International, had been founded.

68. Amnesty International Kent State University actions. Answer. 10. amnesty international received the nobel PeacePrize in 1977 for its support of human rights. Answer. 1. TRUE http://dept.kent.edu/stuorg/amnesty/quiz.htm

True or False 1. Human rights violations occur in countries of all political ideologies. Answer Torture is prohibited by the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Answer Prisoners have been tortured in 1 out of 3 countries in the 1990s. Answer A 17-year-old can be legally executed in the USA, but not in Indonesia or Russia. Answer No innocent person has been executed in the USA this century. Answer No western industrial nation uses the death penalty except the USA. Answer In the USA those who kill black people are as likely to be executed as those who kill white people. Answer Many citizens are silenced through "disappearance" by their governments, as a means of repression without public accountability. Answer Amnesty International works for the release of all political prisoners, regardless of their beliefs or actions. Answer Amnesty International received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1977 for its support of human rights.

69. Friedenspreise ! amnesty international 1977; Peace nobel Prize foramnesty international; Betty Williams 1976; Mairead Corrigan 1976; http://www.bessereweltlinks.de/book07.htm

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70. Nobel Peace Prizes nobel Peace Prizes. E. Sato (Japan) 1975 A. Sakharov (Soviet Union) 1976 B. Williams,M. Corrigan (both Northern Ireland) 1977 amnesty international 1978 M http://userpage.chemie.fu-berlin.de/diverse/bib/nobel_frieden_e.html

Nobel Peace Prizes Deutsche Version (List, not checked) H. Dunant (Switzerland) F. Passy (France) E. Ducommun (Switzerland) A. Gobat (Switzerland) Sir W. R. Cremer (United Kingdom) Institute of International Law, Geneva Bertha v. Suttner (Austria) Th. Roosevelt (USA) E. T. Moneta (Italy) L. Renault (France) K. P. Arnoldson (Sweden) F. Bajer (Denmark) A.M.E. Beernaert (Belgium) Baron P. H. B. d'Estournelles de Constant (France) International Bureau of Peace, Bern T. M. C. Asser (Netherlands) A. H. Fried (Austria) E. Root (USA) H. La Fontaine (Belgium) International Committee of the Red Cross W. Wilson (USA) L. Bourgeois (France) K. H. Branting (Sweden) Chr. L. Lange (Norway) F. Nansen (Norway) Sir A. Chamberlain (United Kingdom) Ch. G. Dawes (USA) A. Briand (France) G. Stresemann (Germany) F. Buisson (France) L. Quidde (Germany) F. B. Kellog (USA) (Sweden) Jane Addams (USA) N.M. Butler (USA) Sir N. Angell (United Kingdom) A. Henderson (United Kingdom) C. v. Ossietzky (Germany) C. de Saavedra Lamas (Argentina) Lord Cecil of Chelwood (United Kingdom) International Nansen Office for Refugees, Geneva

71. Amnesty International USA Group 8 - Boulder, Colorado most respected and influential advocates of human rights throughout the world, receivingthe nobel Peace Prize in 1977. amnesty international's strength lies http://bcn.boulder.co.us/human-social/aiusa8/

Established in 1961, Amnesty International (AI) is an impartial non-political human rights organization, with its International Secretariat based in London. It has become one of the most respected and influential advocates of human rights throughout the world, receiving the Nobel Peace Prize in 1977. Amnesty International's strength lies in the coordinated efforts of Al member groups around the world such as ours here in Boulder. Amnesty International provides effective tools by which you can exert pressure on offending governments, primarily through letter writing. The Boulder chapter of Amnesty International USA is involved in various programs within Amnesty. As a group we are involved in the Urgent Action Network and the Just Earth Network ; a joint effort by Amnesty International and Sierra Club to work on behalf of environmental defenders. We have recently become involved in the Regional Action Network and we also work to raise awareness about human rights by tabling at popular events such as the Boulder Creek Festival and the farmers market. Mail to us at: AI USA Boulder PO Box 3369 Boulder, CO 80307

72. Amnesty International, Group 125 (Kingston, Ontario, Canada) stuffed enveloped, done the accounts every name on every petition counts.” amnesty international, on accepting the nobel Peace Prize in 1977. http://softlight.kingston.net/amnesty/group125.htm

Amnesty International Group 125 Home Page Amnesty International Group 125 Kingston, Ontario, Canada Group Contact: Marcia Telephone: (613) 546-9757 E-mail: maradynm@post.queensu.ca Meetings: nd Tuesday of each month, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., except July-August; Kingston Community House for Self-Reliance, 99 York Street. What does our local Amnesty International Group do? We work on behalf of prisoners of conscience by writing letters. Amnesty has several networks focussed on human rights issues and problems in different parts of the world. We are involved with the Women’s Action Network, the Labour Action Network and the Urgent Action Network. In response to the information we get from these networks, we devote a part of each monthly meeting to letter writing. We hold several public awareness/fund-raising activities throughout the year. For example, our group celebrates Human Rights Day (December 10 th ) by conducting a greeting-card signing event and gift sale. This is often held in conjunction with other non-governmental, social-activism groups in the Kingston area. We learn about human rights issues ourselves. Our present practice is to limit our monthly business to one hour (or less) and then to spend an hour on letter writing, listening to a speaker or watching a video relevant to human rights work.

73. Amnesty International Christmas Cards amnesty international. amnesty international was founded in 1961 andwas the recipient of the nobel Peace Prize in 1977. This year http://www.jaist.ac.jp/misc/cosmos/dec95/amnesty.html

Amnesty International Christmas Cards <%J%7%g%J%k(B $B%/%j%9%^%9%+! <%I(B Amnesty International is a group with the aim of enforcing the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and is active in protecting people who have been unjustly convicted of crimes from a humanitarian standpoint. This year is the twenty-fifth anniversary of the founding of the Japanese division of Amnesty International. Amnesty International was founded in 1961 and was the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1977. This year Amnesty International has again won the approval of artists who support the organization's doctrine to sell Christmas cards designed and created by such artists. All profits from the sales of these cards will go towards supporting Amnesty International's activities. Amnesty International Tokyo: (169) Skyesta 2F 2-18-23 Nishi-waseda Shinjuku-ku Tokyo-to Tel:(03)3203-1050,Fax:(03)3232-6775 ^$r ^$7$F$$$k!#(B <%J%7%g%J%k$G$O!" (169)$BEl5~ET?7=I6h@>Aa0pED(B2-18-23 $B%9%+%$%(%9%?(B2F Tel:(03)3203-1050,Fax:(03)3232-6775 CONTENTS cosmos@jaist.ac.jp

74. EuropaWorld 2/3/2001 Amnesty International In 1977 amnesty international was awarded the nobel Peace Prize for its contributionto freedom, justice, and thereby also peace, in the world. http://www.europaworld.org/issue24/amnestyinternational2301.htm

European Commission European Parliament European Goverments NGOs ... Trade and globalisation Amnesty International By Jonathan Bild, Amnesty International Amnesty International is a worldwide human rights movement working to prevent some of the gravest violations of human rights by governments and armed opposition groups. It was launched in 1961 by British lawyer Peter Benenson, after he had read about two Portuguese students sentenced to seven years in prison for raising their glasses in a toast to freedom. His newspaper appeal, "The Forgotten Prisoners", was published worldwide on 28 May that year. It brought in more than 1,000 offers of support for the idea of an international campaign to protect human rights. A new organisation was created, which, within 12 months, had sent delegates to four countries to make representations for prisoners, had taken up 210 cases, and had organised national branches in seven countries. This was the starting point for today's Amnesty International (AI), which has since grown to include more than a million members in over 150 countries. The object of Amnesty International is to contribute to the global observance of human rights as set out in the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The specific mandate for action is to work for the release of prisoners of conscience, fair trials for political prisoners, an end to torture, extrajudicial executions, "disappearances" and the death penalty. AI also opposes abuses hostage-taking, torture and killings of prisoners and other deliberate and arbitrary killings.

75. Amnesty International's Origins are now closed. In 1977, amnesty international won the nobel PeacePrize for its human rights work. Today, amnesty international http://amnesty-int.uchicago.edu/origins.htm

In 1961, a British Lawyer, Peter Benenson, read a newspaper story of two Portuguese students sentenced to seven years in jail. Their crime? They had raised their glasses in a toast to freedom. On May 28th of that year, the London Observer carried a full-page story- Appeal for Amnesty,1961 . Benenson asked readers to write letters asking for the release of the students who had been victims of injustice, as well as other "prisoners of conscience". The response was so overwhelming that by the end of the year-long appeal for amnesty, groups of letter writers had formed in dozens of countries. Amnesty International was born. Since AI was founded in 1961, it has worked on behalf of more than 44,600 prisoner cases of which 40,248 are now closed. In 1977, Amnesty International won the Nobel Peace Prize for its human rights work. Today, Amnesty International has over 1,100,000 members, subscribers and donors in more than 162 countries and territories who work on behalf of thousands of victims of human rights abuses a year.

76. Amnesty International UK : Worcester Group amnesty international. nobel Peace Prize 1977 UN Human Rights Prize1978. amnesty international United Kingdom Section. Worcester Group. http://www.argonet.co.uk/users/pjyates

http://www.worcester-amnesty.org.uk Amnesty International Nobel Peace Prize 1977 - UN Human Rights Prize 1978 Amnesty International United Kingdom Section Worcester Group Welcome to the Worcester Group Web Site The Worcester Group Amnesty in Worcestershire Site Map/Feedback page Current Campaigns ... Ko Aye Aung Worcester Worcester Group Meetings The Worcester Group of Amnesty International meets on the second Wednesday of each month (except August) usually at the Friends Meeting House, Sansome Place. (See events page for location maps and details.) Whenever possible we "Theme" evenings with videos, speakers, workshops, letter writing or other specific activities to tie in with current campaigns . See the list on the current events page. Everyone is welcome whether or not you are a member of Amnesty International itself. The Worcester Group does not have a local membership subscription as such, but we do produce a bi-monthly NewsLetter giving details of current campaigns and events. If you wish to subscribe to that, or would like any other information about the Worcester Group, please email for details.

77. Laureates Attending The 100th Anniversary Of Nobel Peace Prize to mark the 100th anniversary of the first nobel Prizes 2001 for Refugees 1980Adolfo Perez Esquivel (Argentina) 1977 amnesty international 1976 Mairead http://www.tibet.ca/wtnarchive/2001/12/5_1.html

World Tibet Network News Published by the Canada Tibet Committee Wednesday, December 5, 2001 1. Laureates attending the 100th anniversary of Nobel Peace Prize OSLO, Dec 5 (AFP) - Here is the list of Nobel Peace Prize laureates who will be attending a week of celebrations in Oslo starting Thursday to mark the 100th anniversary of the first Nobel Prizes: 2001: The United Nations and its secretary general Kofi Annan (Ghana) 2000: Kim Dae-Jung (South Korea) 1999: Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) 1998: John Humes and David Trimble (Northern Ireland) 1997: The International Campaign to Ban Landmines 1996: Jose Ramos-Horta (East Timor) 1995: Joseph Rotblat (Britain) and the Pugwash movement 1992: Rigoberta Menchu (Guatemala) 1989: Dalai Lama (Tibet) 1988: United Nations Peacekeeping Forces 1987: Oscar Arias Sanchez (Costa Rica) 1986: Elie Wiesel (United States) 1985: International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War 1984: Desmond Tutu (South Africa) 1983: Lech Walesa (Poland) 1981/1951: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 1980: Adolfo Perez Esquivel (Argentina) 1977: Amnesty International 1976: Mairead Corrigan (Northern Ireland) 1970: Norman Borlaug (United States) 1969: International Labour Organisation 1965: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) 1963: International Committee of the Red Cross and the League of Red Cross Societies 1947: The Friends Service Council, The American Friends Service Committee

78. Let Us Work For Amnesty International protection of the human rights of noncombatants in armed conflicts.amnesty international was awarded the nobel Peace Prize in 1977. http://www.lebocage.net/orycle1002/amnesty.htm

Montagne Ory, Moka, Mauritius * Tel. +230-4331159, Fax. +230-4334914 * Email: LBIS@INTNET.MU Home Headmaster's Message Prospective Parents ... Ecis Let us work for Amnesty International On Friday, 20th September 2002, Le Bocage Amnesty Club, in collaboration with Amnesty International, Mauritius organized a workshop at the school on the theme "Let us work for Amnesty International". Students from Le Bocage Amnesty Club and from twelve other schools attended the workshop. The aim of the workshop was to make the students of the various Amnesty Clubs understand how they can help Amnesty International in its work against the violations of human rights in all parts of the world. The first part of the workshop held on Friday, 20th September 2002, consisted of a brief presentation on what Amnesty International is and how students can work effectively for Amnesty International, Mauritius. It was made clear that Amnesty International, Mauritius badly needs new members who can help in its campaigning work. Pamphlets on Amnesty International were distributed to the participants and they were asked to fill a form to indicate clearly and precisely how they intend to work for Amnesty International in the future. All the participants also signed the petition asking that Amina Lawal, is not killed and that the Nigerian Government sees to it that this sort of punishment is no longer used in Nigeria. Actions organized to save the lives of people who are condemned in all parts of the world make Amnesty International become a world-wide human rights organization which calls for international solidarity and which transcends all notions of race or religion.

79. Amnesty International to “securing the ground for freedom, for justice, and thereby also for peace inthe world,” amnesty international was awarded the nobel Peace Prize in 1977 http://www.uptheriverendeavors.org/ai/amnesty_international.htm

www.aiusa.org Amnesty International In 1961, when Amnesty International was born, the Berlin Wall separating the East and West was erected. Today, that divide is no longer. And today, the walls that shield governments from international scrutiny have also been torn down brick by brick. As a result of the tireless work of our members for more than 40 years, we can proudly say that there is now a global demand for a single standard for human rights. In recognition of our contribution to “securing the ground for freedom, for justice, and thereby also for peace in the world,” Amnesty International was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1977. With more than 1,100,000 members in over 160 countries and territories, Amnesty International is the only organization able to generate massive grassroots action to promote and defend the rights of all people, everywhere. Our mandate is based upon the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) and other international instruments, many of which we helped establish. Amnesty International’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 our work to promote all human rights. With more than 300,000 members, Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) is the largest of all Amnesty national chapters and a potent force for human rights both here and around the world. AIUSA has established programs to focus our members’ actions on specific human rights issues. These programs include: the Women’s Human Rights Program, the Just Earth! Human Rights and the Environment Program, the Human Rights Education Program; Refugee/Asylum Seekers Program; Children’s Human Rights Program; and the OUTFront Program for LGBT Human Rights.

80. Amnesty International At MIT If they are arrested, amnesty international will investigate their and try to bringinternational pressure to physicist Andrei Sakharov and nobel Peace Prize http://web.mit.edu/amnesty/www/ai.shtml

Home AI Info Email Lists How You Can Help ... MIT Chapter What is Amnesty International? Amnesty International is a non-governmental, non-partisan organization working for the protection of human rights. Tianamen Square, 1989: In this famous picture, a single man stops a row of advancing Chinese tanks. This picture has come to symbolize an individual standing up for his or her rights against an oppressive force or government. Objectives The release of all "prisoners of conscience": those people imprisoned because of their beliefs, race, sex, ethnicity, or religion, and who have never used nor advocated violence Fair and prompt trials for all political prisoners. An end to torture and executions in all cases. In some countries, the students who prepared this web page would be imprisoned, tortured, or even killed by a death squad. If you think this is wrong, we can show you how to help. How we try to help Take for example a Chinese student calling for democratic reforms, or a Honduran worker who is organizing a labor union. If they are arrested, Amnesty International will investigate their cases. If it can be determined that they never used nor advocated violence, and are not being legitimately held under a criminal charge, AI will publicize the cases and try to bring international pressure to force the governments in question to a) release the activists, b) give them a legitimate trial, or if nothing else, c) ensure that they are not being tortured and that their health is being maintained.

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