Democracy and Human Rights: Amnesty International
Introduction
Organizations from around the world are dedicating their time and effort in ensuring the end of human rights abuses and protecting the rights of people. The call for global democracy has seen human rights organizations initiating campaigns to document violations and advocating actions. Condemnation of abuses and public support is vital to their success. It is imperative to realize that human rights campaigns are only effective when the calls for reform are supported by strong public advocacy. Examples of global human rights organization include; Non-governmental organizations, Children’s Defense Fund (CDF), Human Rights Watch, and Amnesty International (Humanrights.com). The aim …show more content…
It challenges human rights abuse wherever they occur. The organization is trusted in its independent and intellectual research through eyewitness reports, and testimonies. In addition, this information is cross-checked with reliable and trusted sources by experts. Consequently, this makes their work more valuable by international societies and government bodies. Amnesty has had a long-term commitment to deliver credible results hence saving the lives of many. The organization helped secure the International Criminal Court in 2002. The members of the campaign are globally recognized for their risks in protecting people from detention, torture, and other forms of abuse or harassment. It is also important to realize the impact the alliances have had with the campaign. Amnesty collaborates with other networks and organizations from across the world. It helps in amplifying the local voices on a global platform. The influence of the seven million members can exert an imperative amount of pressure on governments. Furthermore, Amnesty International is considered one of the most influential NGOs with a success story. The campaign work is achieved through individual members and volunteer networks from across the world. This signifies the strength, time and also money that the members give to Amnesty in order to ensure human rights advocacy …show more content…
The organization has an initiative called Voice Our Concerns that uses creative media to engage youth organizations, schools, and cinemas in human rights education. The initiative has seen feedback from students and teachers in schools who commend the project as increasing awareness of human rights concern. Therefore, Amnesty International campaigns have been significantly effective in their missions in reducing human rights abuses across the world (O’Reilly).
Successes and Barriers of Amnesty Campaigns
Amnesty International advocates for its members such as individuals to donate, volunteer, fundraise, campaign, and write letters conveying information on human rights abuse. Society groups are advised to initiate a local amnesty international group that will eventually campaign and protest. In addition, governments can start supporting the movement of human rights groups such as Amnesty International and victims of human rights abuse (Thomas). Amnesty’s outstanding accomplishments over the years include; • They had their first mission in Ghana in 1961 that saw 152 political prisoners released because they exerted pressure. • In 1977, the organization won the Nobel Peace prize and a United Nations human rights award in the year
Introduction
Organizations from around the world are dedicating their time and effort in ensuring the end of human rights abuses and protecting the rights of people. The call for global democracy has seen human rights organizations initiating campaigns to document violations and advocating actions. Condemnation of abuses and public support is vital to their success. It is imperative to realize that human rights campaigns are only effective when the calls for reform are supported by strong public advocacy. Examples of global human rights organization include; Non-governmental organizations, Children’s Defense Fund (CDF), Human Rights Watch, and Amnesty International (Humanrights.com). The aim …show more content…
It challenges human rights abuse wherever they occur. The organization is trusted in its independent and intellectual research through eyewitness reports, and testimonies. In addition, this information is cross-checked with reliable and trusted sources by experts. Consequently, this makes their work more valuable by international societies and government bodies. Amnesty has had a long-term commitment to deliver credible results hence saving the lives of many. The organization helped secure the International Criminal Court in 2002. The members of the campaign are globally recognized for their risks in protecting people from detention, torture, and other forms of abuse or harassment. It is also important to realize the impact the alliances have had with the campaign. Amnesty collaborates with other networks and organizations from across the world. It helps in amplifying the local voices on a global platform. The influence of the seven million members can exert an imperative amount of pressure on governments. Furthermore, Amnesty International is considered one of the most influential NGOs with a success story. The campaign work is achieved through individual members and volunteer networks from across the world. This signifies the strength, time and also money that the members give to Amnesty in order to ensure human rights advocacy …show more content…
The organization has an initiative called Voice Our Concerns that uses creative media to engage youth organizations, schools, and cinemas in human rights education. The initiative has seen feedback from students and teachers in schools who commend the project as increasing awareness of human rights concern. Therefore, Amnesty International campaigns have been significantly effective in their missions in reducing human rights abuses across the world (O’Reilly).
Successes and Barriers of Amnesty Campaigns
Amnesty International advocates for its members such as individuals to donate, volunteer, fundraise, campaign, and write letters conveying information on human rights abuse. Society groups are advised to initiate a local amnesty international group that will eventually campaign and protest. In addition, governments can start supporting the movement of human rights groups such as Amnesty International and victims of human rights abuse (Thomas). Amnesty’s outstanding accomplishments over the years include; • They had their first mission in Ghana in 1961 that saw 152 political prisoners released because they exerted pressure. • In 1977, the organization won the Nobel Peace prize and a United Nations human rights award in the year