The Nobel Peace Prize 1977
Awarded on: 1977-10-10
"for worldwide respect for human rights"
Born: 1961-00-00 in London, United Kingdom
Field: International non-governmental organization
Amnesty International is an international non-governmental organization focused on human rights, with its headquarters in the United Kingdom. The organization says it has more than ten million members and supporters around the world. The stated mission of the organization is to campaign for "a world in which every person enjoys all of the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights instruments." The organization has played a notable role on human rights issues due to its frequent citation in media and by world leaders.
Awarded on: 1977-10-10
"for worldwide respect for human rights"