General Knowledge - World Organisations - Discussion

The present Secretary General of the Amnesty International is Salil Shettty(2010-11).

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Amnesty International (commonly known as Amnesty and AI) is an international non-governmental organisation whose stated mission is "to conduct research and generate action to prevent and end grave abuses of human rights, and to demand justice for those whose rights have been violated."

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Amnesty International was founded in London in 1961, following the publication of the article "The Forgotten Prisoners" in The Observer 28 May 1961, by the lawyer Peter Benenson. Amnesty draws attention to human rights abuses and campaigns for compliance with international laws and standards. It works to mobilise public opinion to put pressure on governments that let abuse take place. The organisation 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.

Amnesty International is a Human Rights Organization with its HQ in London.

Amnesty International is a non-governmental organisation focused on human rights with over 7 million members and supporters around the world.

The objective of the organisation is to conduct research and generate action to prevent and end grave abuses of human rights and to demand justice for those whose rights have been violated.

Who is General Secretary of 2016-17?

Yes, could someone tell us who the current sec general is? (2019-20).