Amnesty International USA

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Amnesty International USA

Type	Non-Governmental Organisation
Founded	1962?, United States
Headquarters	Washington DC, United States
Key people	Larry CoxRick Halperin
Industry	human rights
Products	Lobbying, research, consultancy.
Revenue	? Million USD income (2005)
Employees	? (nationally)
Slogan	n/a.
Website	www.amnestyusa.org/

Amnesty International USA (AI USA) is a United States organisation that works to end human rights abuses and part is of the Amnesty International network.

Since being founded, the organisation has worked to free prisoners of conscience, oppose torture, and fight other human rights violations around the world. It seeks to promote human rights in the United States by lobbying and education. It describes itself as working for full human rights for everyone.

1 Campaigns
2 Organisational structure
3 Support
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Campaigns

Amnesty International USA campaigns strongly against torture and prisoner abuse, particularly by United States military forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. The organization has opposed restrictions of human rights as part of the 'War on Terror', and does not believe that any torture or inhuman treatment is justified by the campaign against terrorism.

The organization is currently active in campaigns to stop violence against women as part of an international campaign to see full human rights for everyone.

AI USA strongly opposes the use of the death penalty in the United States. Amnesty calls for its worldwide abolition, particularly in; the USA, China, Iran and Vietnam, four countries that make up the overwhelming majority of executions.

The Darfur conflict in Sudan is one of Amnesty International's top priorities, as a result of the large scale human rights abuses occurring. Amnesty has called for the introduction of a United Nations peacekeeping force to prevent conflict and stop further unnecessary suffering.

[edit] Organisational structure

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From 1994 to 2005, the Executive Director of the organisation was William F. Schulz. Since January 2006, the Executive Director has been Larry Cox. The Board of Directors is presently chaired by Rick Halperin.