Amnesty International Stands With the Tibet Cause

Candle Lights for Human Rights
San Francisco, California
April 8, 2008

Featuring Mona Cadena, Director of Amnesty International USA

The following information about Amnesty Internaitonal is provided from Wikipedia:

Amnesty International (commonly known as Amnesty or AI) is an international non-governmental organization which defines its mission as "to conduct research and generate action to prevent and end grave abuses of human rights and to demand justice for those whose rights have been violated."[2] Founded in the UK in 1961, AI draws its attention to human rights abuses and campaigns for compliance with international standards. It works to mobilize public opinion which exerts pressure on individuals who perpetrate abuses. The organization was awarded the 1977 Nobel Peace Prize for its "campaign against torture" and the UN Human Rights Prize in 1978, but has received criticism for both alleged anti-Western and alleged pro-Western bias.


LINKS

Amnesty International
http://www.amnestyusa.org

Dalai Lama Foundation
http://www.dalailamafoundation.org

Students for a Free Tibet
http://www.studentsforafreetibet.org

Race for Tibet
http://www.racefortibet.org

Why the Dalai Lama Matters
http://www.dalailamamatters.org

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