Amnesty International is a non-governmental organization focused on human rights.
The organization has over 7 million members and supporters around the world.
The stated objective of the organization is "to conduct research and generate action to prevent and end abuses of human rights, and to demand justice for those whose rights have been violated. "
Amnesty International was founded in London in 1961, to go against capital punishment that is "the ultimate, irreversible denial of human rights". The organization was awarded the 1977 Nobel Peace Prize for its "campaign against torture", and the United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights in 1978.
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