20 Facts about Amnesty International
1. Amnesty International is a non-governmental organization focused on human rights. 2. Amnesty International is also commonly known as Amnesty or AI. 3. Amnesty International is the world’s largest human rights movement, with more than 3 million members in more than 150 countries. 4. 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. 5. The article …