Monday, January 22, 2007

Amnesty International

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity prayer material concentrates on the theme of Justice and suggests learning about Amnesty International as an appropriate response.

About Amnesty International
As a movement of ordinary people from across the world standing up for humanity and human rights, our purpose is to protect individuals wherever justice, fairness, freedom and truth are denied.

Campaigns
We are a campaigning organisation, supported by more than a million activists worldwide. You can do something now to make a difference.

Individuals at risk
We protect individuals by securing improvements in their welfare and issue urgent actions when somebody is in immediate danger.

World regions
We work across the world to achieve sustained change for people experiencing violations of their human rights.

Education & publications
We offer a variety of resources and materials to support teachers covering human rights issues in the curriculum.

Events
We organise a range of events nationwide to challenge debate and raise awareness of human rights issues. You can come to talks, seminars, film screenings and conferences run by ourselves and local Amnesty groups.

Bid for tickets to Blood Diamond premiere
Exclusive ticket packages to this glamorous event include a walk down the red carpet, two tickets for the UK premiere of Blood Diamond, programs and a film poster. Bid for these packages exclusively on the charity auction



UK: Blood Diamonds - New call on industry to clean up diamond trade 22 Jan 2007Human rights organisations Amnesty International and Global Witness have today (22 January) called on the diamond industry to make good on its promises to clean up the international diamond trade and ensure that consumers can be sure the gems they buy are not blood diamonds.

This latest news item from the organisation illustrates the work.

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