Statute of Amnesty International
(excerpt)
VISION AND
1. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL’s vision is of a
world in which every person enjoys all of the human rights enshrined in the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights
standards.
In pursuit of this vision, AMNESTY
INTERNATIONAL’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.
CORE VALUES
2. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL forms a global
community of human rights defenders with the principles of international
solidarity, effective action for the individual victim, global coverage, the
universality and indivisibility of human rights, impartiality and independence,
and democracy and mutual respect.
METHODS
3. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL addresses governments,
intergovernmental organizations, armed political groups, companies and other
non-state actors.
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL seeks to disclose human
rights abuses accurately, quickly and persistently. It systematically and
impartially researches the facts of individual cases and patterns of human
rights abuses. These findings are publicized, and members, supporters and staff
mobilize public pressure on governments and others to stop the abuses.
In addition to its work on specific abuses of
human rights, AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL urges all governments to observe the rule
of law, and to ratify and implement human rights standards; it carries out a
wide range of human rights educational activities; and it encourages
intergovernmental organizations, individuals, and all organs of society to
support and respect human rights.
Source:
26th International Council, meeting in