Amnesty International Handbook - Softcover

Amnesty International

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0862102057 ISBN 13: 9780862102050

Publisher: Amnesty International UK, 1989

Synopsis

Describes the history and work of the human rights organization Amnesty International, and explains how ordinary people can work for human rights

About this title

From Library Journal:

Since 1961, Amnesty International has been fighting human rights abuses around the world, a cause that won it the Nobel Peace Prize in 1977. In celebration of this remarkable organization's 30th anniversary, this handbook educates readers on AI's three major goals: the release of "prisoners of conscience," fair and prompt trials for all political prisoners, and the abolishment of torture and the death penalty. It also discusses other major AI issues: the "disappearances" of prisoners, the rights of children and women, refugees, and human rights education. The book's second half covers AI's structure and what volunteers can do. It also includes some commonly asked questions, the United Nation's Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the Statute of Amnesty International. For all public library collections.
-Wilda Williams, "Library Journal"
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Amnesty International UK
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0862102057
• ISBN 13: 9780862102050
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 148