CONTACT:Via Giovanni Battista De Rossi, 10 00161 - Roma..Tel: (+39) 06 44.901Fax: (+39) 06 44.90.222WEBSITE:http://www.amnesty.it

WHO IS AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL?

Amnesty International is an international organisation independent of any government, political party, economic interest and religious beliefs.Amnesty strives to respect for the fundamental rights of every human being, sanctioned 10 December 1948 by the General Assembly of the United Nations that are:

•the right to freedom of thought, opinion and religion;•the right to life, liberty and security of person;•the right to prove his innocence with a public trial, fairly and promptly.

WHAT THEY DO?Amnesty works for the defense of human rights by lauching campaigns about a country or a theme, creating educational projects, to promove adherence to the values of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and organizing public events in order to raise public awareness.

Example of campaigns.

• I want dignity•Individuals at risk For a Europe without discrimination•for human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

SLOGAN

If you value your life do not ask the death of others.