"Everyone has the right to life, liberty, and security of person," states the third article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The General Assembly of the United Nations adopted this declaration in 1948. The members of the Non-Governmental organization, Amnesty International, campaign worldwide for the rights named in the declaration and work to protect them. The members of this organization carry out their work by researching issues of human rights violations and publicizing their findings through news media, detailed reports, and advertisements. Amnesty International began in 1961 London as a volunteer movement and is still made up of volunteer activists regardless of their background or religious and political views. These members work to protect the rights of people while remaining neutral on the views of the victims it sets out to protect. Although various world media accuses Amnesty International of bias in its selective coverage, political persuasion, and ideological beliefs, this organization protects human rights by remaining independent from any government, party, or religion
[...] This tour was also for the purpose of introducing the idea of Amnesty International's work of basic Human Rights protection to people worldwide through the influence of the media. With Art for Amnesty's latest project, “Make Some Noise”[10], Amnesty International offers exclusive music and videos from internationally renowned artists to raise money for their work and to encourage a new generation to make an impact in human rights. Despite Amnesty International's demonstration of its independence, much of the world's media persists in accusing Amnesty International of bias in their work. [...]
[...] Keepers of the Flame: Understanding Amnesty International. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press Plaut, Steven. "Amnesty International- Not a Reliable Source Front Page Magazine (2003), http://www.frontpagemag.com/articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=8141. (Accessed February 2007). The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language ed. Houghton Mifflin Company "Universal Declaration of Human Rights." December 10, 1948.http://www.un.org/Overview/rights.html (accessed February 2007). The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language ed. Houghton Mifflin Company Donnelly, Jack. "Human Rights at the United Nations 1955-1985: The Question of Bias." International Studies Quarterly 32, no (1988): 275- [...]
[...] Plaut stated, has taken positions that are absurd, comical, and ludicrous regarding what constitutes a ‘human right'.”[13] This was said of Amnesty International's work when it issued an official protest that the al-Qaeda and Taliban prisoners in Guantanamo were being forced to listen to the themes from children's television shows as a form of torture. Plaut went on to mock the irrelevance of this issue and mocked Amnesty International for bothering to step in at all. Plaut should not have been ridiculing Amnesty International on these grounds because it is this organization's self- prescribed duty to protect the rights of humans worldwide. [...]
[...] In order for a Non-Governmental organization such as Amnesty International, to maintain its neutrality, it must remain entirely independent from any government, political party, and religion. Ethics and justice leave no room for selectivity in human rights. Amnesty International began as a volunteer movement of the 1960s and its work is still carried out by its volunteer members. It is for this reason that in order to truly understand Amnesty International, one must examine its internal workings. As a part of remaining independent from other organizations the members of Amnesty International remain, in a sense, independent even within the organization. [...]
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