Amnesty International's Contribution to Global Change: A Report

This report provides an overview of Amnesty International's contributions to global change, emphasizing its role as a non-profit organization advocating for human rights globally. Established in 1961, Amnesty International utilizes legal advocacy and identifies key human rights issues to address them effectively. The report highlights the organization's global reach, supported by millions of donors, and its impact on civilians and militants in war zones, taking an individualistic approach to personalize its services. The author, a nurse, discusses how their skills in research, care, and medical knowledge would be beneficial to the organization. The report also references Amnesty International's special investigation team and its projects, including the protection of human rights, women's rights, and the abolition of the death penalty. The report concludes by mentioning Amnesty International's UK branch and its efforts in supporting underprivileged civilians, with a call to access more resources on Desklib.

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL:
CONTRIBUTION TO GLOBAL CHANGE
Overview of Organisation
 It was established in 1961, with the purpose of
advocating human rights across the world
(Amnesty International Home, 2019).
 Its operations are based on legal advocacy.
 Its aim is to bring about a global harmony in
terms of human rights (International Human
Rights Movement | Human Rights Activists |
India & Human Rights - About Amnesty, 2019).
 The reach of the organization exceeds 150
countries (Amnesty International Home, 2019).
 Supported and funded by over a million
donators worldwide (Vihalemm, Keller, &
Kiisel, 2016).
 Reportedly one of the largest NGO’s in the
world (Amnesty International Home, 2019).
Contribution to the Common Good
 Contribution encompasses legal advocacy and provision of relief
(Amnesty International Home, 2019).
 Identifies the key human rights issues in each country to serve
them accordingly (Power & Yago, 2016).
 Has served and benefited not only hundreds of thousands of
civilians, but also militants in the warzone (Idowu et al., 2013)..
 Believes in lighting up a candle than cursing the darkness
(International Human Rights Movement | Human Rights Activists |
India & Human Rights - About Amnesty, 2019)
 The UK branch is a special branch of the organization, where it has
helped the needy and underprivileged civilians (Amnesty
International Home, 2019).
 Has a special investigation team to investigate into the violation of
human rights globally.
 Has also reached to protect the rights of over a thousand refugees
from across the world (Vihalemm, Keller, & Kiisel, 2016).
 Projects include protection of human rights, human dignity,
human rights, women’s rights, and abolition of death penalty
(Human Rights in India | Violence Against Women in India -
Amnesty International India" 2019).
My Professional Contribution
 As a nurse, knowledge on the needs of people
would be helpful for the organization to reach
out to people more effectively and positively.
 Skills in research would also be helpful in
identifying the key areas where human rights
protection is required across the world.
 Ability to care would also be beneficial since it
would help me identifying the key mental
aspects affected by a human rights violation,
thereby being able to advocate more deeply.
 Medical knowledge would be beneficial in
reaching out to the war affected individuals and
treat them to safety.
 Knowledge on human rights and law would
help me in advocating for the organization with
efficiency.
References
Amnesty International Home. (2019). Retrieved from https://www.amnesty.org/en/
Human Rights in India | Violence Against Women in India - Amnesty International India. (2019). Retrieved from
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Idowu, S. O., Capaldi, N., Zu, L., & Gupta, A. D. (2013). Encyclopedia of corporate social responsibility (Vol. 21). New
York: Springer.
International Human Rights Movement | Human Rights Activists | India & Human Rights - About Amnesty. (2019).
Retrieved from https://amnesty.org.in/about-us/who-we-are/
Power, J., & Yago, K. (2016). Amnesty International (AI). The Statesman's Yearbook 2015: The Politics, Cultures and
Economies of the World, 44.
Scharf, M. P. (2017). The amnesty exception to the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court. In The International
Criminal Court (pp. 437-457). Routledge.
Vihalemm, T., Keller, M., & Kiisel, M. (2016). From intervention to social change: A guide to reshaping everyday
practices. Routledge.
Introduction
 Amnesty International is a not for profit charity
organization, headquartered in London, and has been
advocating for human rights on a global scale (Amnesty
International Home, 2019).
• The organization is considered to be one of the largest
NGO’s in the world, with the potential to bring about a
global change. (Scharf, 2017).
• It takes an individualistic approach on a global scale, to
personalize its services according to the needs of the
geographical areas where it serves (Idowu et al., 2013).
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SOURCE: (International Human Rights Movement | Human Rights Activists | India & Human
Rights - About Amnesty, 2019)