Amnesty International

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an independent worldwide organization working against human-rights violations and for the release of persons imprisoned for political or religious dissent; Nobel Peace Prize 1977. Abbreviation: AI, A.I.

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How to use Amnesty International in a sentence

Human rights groups like Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and civil society organizations throughout Israel and Palestine have echoed those sentiments.
Israel leads the world in vaccination rates, but a key group is missing from the data|By Yara M. Asi/The Conversation|February 3, 2021|Popular-Science
Her music has been honored by the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences and the Library of Congress, and Amnesty International gave her its highest honor, the Ambassador of Conscience Award, for her decades of promoting social justice.
Kennedy Center Honors will stage almost a week of events celebrating Garth Brooks, Debbie Allen, Joan Baez and more|Peggy McGlone|January 13, 2021|Washington Post
The finding, detailed Tuesday by the People’s Vaccine Alliance, a coalition including Oxfam and Amnesty International that advocates for equitable and low-cost vaccine access, highlights the disparities between richer and less well-off countries.
Only 10% of people in poor countries will get a coronavirus vaccine next year|dzanemorris|December 9, 2020|Fortune
That same year, with the help of Amnesty International, the spreadsheet was turned into an app and a database to help those monitoring and reporting on armed violence.
The apps keeping Rio’s residents safe from stray bullets|Niall Firth|November 26, 2020|MIT Technology Review

They’ve been called out by Amnesty International, consumer protection groups, and even 39 US attorneys general.
Do digital contact tracing apps work? Here’s what you need to know.|Cat Ferguson|November 20, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Amnesty International and Reporters Without Borders cannot be accessed without a virtual private network.
China’s Internet Is Freer Than You Think|Brendon Hong|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But if they get to redefine what “human rights” even means, then they might suddenly look like Amnesty International.
At the United Nations, It’s Human Rights, Putin-Style|Jay Michaelson|June 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 2013, Amnesty International counted at least 11 executed prisoners who were juveniles at the time of their crime.
Iran to Hang Abused Child Bride|Nina Strochlic|June 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Amnesty International said they it has gathered credible eyewitness evidence of the mass killing of unarmed men by the military.
How Nigeria’s Stupidly Brutal Cops Botch the Hunt for Boko Haram|Nico Hines|May 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Amnesty International estimates the group has been responsible for 1,500 deaths this year alone.
Up to Speed: What’s Happening to Nigeria’s Kidnapped Girls?|Nina Strochlic|May 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for Amnesty International

Amnesty International

noun

an international organization founded in Britain in 1961 that works to secure the release of people imprisoned for their beliefs, to ban the use of torture, and to abolish the death penaltyAbbreviation: AI

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Cultural definitions for Amnesty International

Amnesty International

An international organization that works for the release of political prisoners who have neither committed nor advocated violence. It also strives to improve the standards of treatment for prisoners and detainees.