About Amnesty

Founded in London in 1961, Amnesty International is a Nobel Prize-winning grassroots activist organization with over 1.8 million members worldwide. Amnesty International undertakes 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.

The UC Berkeley chapter of Amnesty International works to promote human rights through advocacy and education. Some of our past events have included:

• "Eye on Human Rights" film festival. Our festival featured a free advance screening of the film Darfur Now, as well as the films Arna's Children and Thirst.
• A panel discussion about the situation in Darfur, held at the Free Speech Movement Cafe.
• A dinner/discussion series: a free dinner accompanied by a discussion of a current human rights issue
• Letter writing and activism campaigns covering issues such as the murders of women in Ciudad Juarez, torture at Guantanamo, conflict diamonds, and the genocide in Darfur.