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History of the Pittsburgh Movement
Amnesty International has been active in the Pittsburgh area since 1979, with several community groups and numberous High School and College Groups. Amnesty's presence in Pittsburgh has been supported by long-time activists, students and their teachers and professors, The Thomas Merton Center and other organizations that work for peace, WYEPfm, and a multitude of dedicated individuals from all walks of life. The Pittsburgh groups have had their annual Write-a-Thon since 1986 with ever-increasing attendance, and Pittsburgh was the host city for the 2003 Amnesty International Annual General Meeting. History and Description of the International Movement Founded in London in 1961, Amnesty International is a Nobel Prize-winning grassroots activist organization with over 1.8 million members worldwide. Amnesty International's vision is of a world in which every person enjoys all of the human rights enshrined in the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights standards. In pursuit of this vision, AI's mission is to undertake research and action focused on preventing and ending grave abuses of the rights to physical and mental integrity, freedom of conscience and expression, and freedom from discrimination, within the context of its work to promote all human rights. AI is independent of any government, political ideology, economic interest or religion. It does not support or oppose any government or political system, nor does it support or oppose the views of the victims whose rights it seeks to protect. It is concerned solely with the impartial protection of human rights. AI has a varied network of members and supporters around the world. At the latest count, there were more than 1.5 million members, supporters and subscribers in over 150 countries and territories in every region of the world. Although they come from many different backgrounds and have widely different political and religious beliefs, they are united by a determination to work for a world where everyone enjoys human rights. Find out even more about Amnesty at amnestyusa.org |
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