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Amnesty International:     more books (101)

Amnesty International by Jonathan Power, 1981-09 Amnesty international, la conspiration de l'espoir: Trente ans au service des droits de l'homme (French Edition) by Jean-Paul Besset, 1991 In the Time of Shaking: Irish Artists for Amnesty International Amnesty International Report 1999 by Amnesty International, 1999-06 Amnesty International - Report 1996 by Anonymous, 1996 When the State Kills: The Death Penalty : A Human Rights Issue by AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL, 1989-03 Broken Bodies Shattered Minds: Torture and Ill Treatment of Women by Amnesty International, 2001-06 Mine & Yours: Human Rights for Kids by Joy Berry, 2005-10-01 Amnesty Anthology by Amnesty International, David Almond, et all 2009-05-04 Au-dela de l'Etat: Le droit international et la defense des droits de l'homme : organisation et textes (French Edition) Clouds of Injustice: Bhopal Disaster 20 Years On. Amnesty International Report 2009: The State of the World's Human Rights India: Torture, Rape and Deaths in Custody by Amnesty International, 1992-06 Breaking the Silence by Amnesty International, 1994-02

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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/
    
    Extractions: 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
    
    Extractions: 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 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
    
    Extractions: Henri Dunant (Switzerland); Frederick Passy (France) Elie Ducommun and Albert Gobat (Switzerland) Sir William R. Cremer (U.K.) Institut de Droit International (Belgium) Bertha von Suttner (Austria) Theodore Roosevelt (U.S.) Ernesto T. Moneta (Italy) and Louis Renault (France) Klas P. Arnoldson (Sweden) and Frederik Bajer (Denmark) Auguste M. F. Beernaert (Belgium) and Baron Paul H. B. B. d'Estournelles de Constant de Rebecque (France) Bureau International Permanent de la Paix (Switzerland) Tobias M. C. Asser

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
    
    Extractions: 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

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/
    
    Extractions: At a vigil in Shepherdstown on March 20, a member of AIUP read the following pledge:  "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
    
    Extractions: Viking 01 Participation / Amnesty International PREVIOUS 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

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

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
    
    Extractions: (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/
    
    Extractions: 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:

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
    
    Extractions: Amnesty International Group 125 Home Page Group Contact: 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
    
    Extractions: 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.

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
    
    Extractions: 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
    
    Extractions: 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
    
    Extractions: http://www.worcester-amnesty.org.uk 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

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
    
    Extractions: 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
    
    Extractions: 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
    
    Extractions: 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. 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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