Introductory Brochure and Information
about Joining
The London Observer,
Appeal for Amnesty 1961
The Amnesty International Fact
Sheet
The Statute of Amnesty International
(The "Mandate")
AI Urgent Action Network (UAN)
AI Special Letter Writing Networks
How to Contact the UAN Around the
World
How to Get in Touch with Amnesty
International Around the World
AI Local Group Home Pages
AI Printed Reports and
Documentation
The London Observer, Appeal for Amnesty 1961
The article that started it all. This is an HTML reproduction of
the original article titled, "THE FORGOTTEN PRISONERS: Appeal for
Amnesty 1961", published in the London Observer Sunday Edition on
May 28, 1961, which started Amnesty International.
The Amnesty International Fact Sheet
This list of pertinent facts about Amnesty International was written by
the International Secretariat, AI's administrative head office in London,
and released in December 1993. It gives a pretty good picture of what the
organization is about and what it does. You can also retrieve a brief
text file of
organization statistics for 1993.
The Statute of Amnesty International (The "Mandate")
This document is Amnesty International's charter. It describes
basic concerns, reasons for existence, and the general rules by
which it operates. If you have ever been around AI people and
heard them debate whether a particular concern or action was
"within the mandate", here's your chance to see what they were
talking about. <grin>
The Urgent Action Network (UAN)
This is a description of what is, in my opinion, one of Amnesty's
most important areas of work. The UAN issues "calls to action"
in cases where a person's life is in danger, someone has "disappeared",
someone is being tortured or torture is suspected or feared, a prisoner
of conscience or political prisoner has a serious health condition that
is not being treated properly or cannot be treated properly in prison,
or some other situation requires immediate action.
How to Contact the UAN Around the
World
Urgent Action reports are available from the following email
addresses, which can also tell you how to join the Urgent Action
Network:
AI Special Letter Writing Networks
A description of a number of Amnesty International special networks
focusing on medical, legal, or other categories of human rights abuses.
How to Get in Touch With Amnesty International Around the World
This is a list of Amnesty International offices and contact people
around the world. It includes the International Secretariat, AI's
central office, all the National Sections, and a number of regional
offices and special issue offices for several National Sections.
Where I have that information, it also provides links to lists of
Local Groups and contacts within specific National Sections.
Other Amnesty International WWW Sites
Other WWW sites by various offices and volunteer groups, including
home pages for Amnesty Local Groups and Campus Groups around the
world.
Amnesty International Printed Reports and Documentation
This is a list of all documents, such as country reports, the
Annual Report, and reports on regions or issues, which are publicly
available from Amnesty International, with prices and ordering
information.
Created on July 10, 1994 / Last edited on July 7, 1995