Amnesty International
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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
Amnesty International is part of a worldwide movement of people
who campaign for internationally recognized human rights for all. Across the world,
Amnesty International has more than 2.2 million members and subscribers in more
than 150 countries and regions and is one of the world's largest and most accomplished
human rights organizations today. On our campus, we focus on raising awareness about
human rights issues across the world and taking effective action to help end these
injustices. At our meetings we focus on a different human rights topic every week,
looking at its background information, discussing it in detail, and then writing
letters to government officials about the issue. We also hold events like movie
screenings, info-sessions and awareness weeks about human rights. Some of our issues
include: genocide, child soldiers, women's rights, human trafficking, torture, wrongful
imprisonment and the death penalty. We believe that issues of human rights are of
fundamental importance. We know that through our actions we can make a difference
on a grand scale if we work in international solidarity with other human rights
defenders. We also have our own e-mail and website: ucsbamnesty@gmail.com; orgs.sa.ucsb.edu/amnesty.
Student Contact:
Keely Patterson; keely_patterson@umail.ucsb.edu
Advisor:
Lisa Hajjar; lhajjar@lawso.ucsb.edu
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