GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Headquarters are in London. The organization was founded through the principal efforts of the British attorney Peter Benenson, who had defended political prisoners in Hungary, South Africa, and Spain and who sought to establish a collective agency for the advancement of human rights.

Detailed explanation-2: -Amnesty International is a global movement of more than 10 million people who take injustice personally. We are campaigning for a world where human rights are enjoyed by all. We are funded by members and people like you. We are independent of any political ideology, economic interest or religion.

Detailed explanation-3: -We have offices in London, Belfast and Edinburgh.

Detailed explanation-4: -Salil Shetty (India) is the Secretary General of Amnesty International. As a long-term activist on poverty and justice, Mr. Shetty leads the movement’s worldwide work to end human rights violations.

Detailed explanation-5: -Amnesty International is a global movement of more than 10 million people in over 150 countries and territories who campaign to end abuses of human rights.