Amnesty International
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Headquarters | London |
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United Kingdom | |
Members | More than seven million members and supporters |
Founders | Peter Benenson |
Founded | London |
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Subsidiaries | Amnesty International USA |
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Address | Hacımimi Mahallesi, Kemeraltı Cd. No:31, 34425 Beyoğlu/İstanbul |
Hours | Closed ⋅ Opens 10AM Mon |
Phone | (0212) 361 62 17 |
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ID | 806930 |
About Amnesty International
Amnesty International is a London-based non-governmental organization focused on human rights. The organization says it has more than seven million members and supporters around the world.
Pakistan charging refugees $830 to leave
... Many Afghans who arrived in Pakistan when Kabul fell to the Taliban have faced delays getting documentation, according to groups like Amnesty International...
Allow more aid into Gaza, Lord Cameron urges Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel
... Amnesty International UK s chief executive Sacha Deshmukh said " short pauses" were " not enough" and Lord Cameron should back a full ceasefire " in the interests of averting further civilian suffering for Palestinians and Israelis"...
Troubles Legacy Act to be challenged at Belfast High Court
... Amnesty International supports the challenge...
Dozens killed in fire at Iranian drug rehab centre
... Amnesty International said in a June report that Iran had executed at least 173 people convicted of drug-related offences this year after " systematically unfair trials"...
Afghan refugees forced to leave Pakistan say they have nothing
... Human rights groups have criticised the deportation policy, including Amnesty International which pointed out that because of considerable delays in the registration process, many new arrivals in Pakistan have not been able to obtain recognised identity documents...
Bibby Stockholm: Migrants return to barge amid protest at port gates
... However, human rights group Amnesty International compared the Bibby Stockholm to " prison hulks from the Victorian era" saying it was an " utterly shameful way to house people who ve fled terror, conflict and persecution"...
New Police Scotland chief agrees force is institutionally racist
... " Patrick Corrigan, Amnesty International UK s Head of Nations and Regions, said: " The statement made by Sir Iain was honest and stark, but reflected what many already knew and have experienced first-hand...
Haiti crisis: Can Kenyan police officers defeat the gangs?
... In an open letter to the UN Security Council in August, Amnesty International said it was concerned about the plan due to the Kenyan police s record of responding using excessive and unnecessary force...