GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

WORLD ORGANISATIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Where is the headquarter of Ammesty International?
A
New York
B
London
C
Paris
D
Geneva
Explanation: 

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 in over 150 countries and territories who campaign to end abuses of human rights.

Detailed explanation-3: -In a 1961 article published by the London newspaper The Observer, British lawyer Peter Benenson launched an “Appeal for Amnesty” for political prisoners and went on to create Amnesty International (AI).

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