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Amnesty International at 50

Fifty years ago Amnesty International started because one man, Peter Benenson, would not be silent in the face of injustice. We started with a single letter to a newspaper and we've grown to be the world's largest human rights organisation. Join our celebrations for 50 years of Amnesty International by joining our fight for human rights.

SUCCESS STORIES

Story to Inspire - Saidzhakhon Zainabitdinov

Saidzhakhon Zainabitdinov, Chairperson of the human rights organization Appelliatsia (‘Appeal’), was sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment in Uzbekistan in January 2006. Thousands of Amnesty International members and activists wrote letters and signed petitions on his behalf.

Story to Inspire – Hafez Ibrahim

Hafez Ibrahim was sentenced to death in Yemen for a killing committed when he was a child aged 16. He was arrested in 2000 and between 2003 and 2005 he was convicted and sentenced.

ACTIONS FOR PERSONS AT RISK

Shine A Light Into The Darkness - Write For Rights!

Each year Amnesty International invites you to send messages of support and solidarity to victims of human rights violations across the world - to shine a light into the darkness of oppression and fear.

Actions for persons at risk: Abuzar Al Amin

Abuzar Al Amin, who works for a newspaper affiliated with an opposition party in Sudan, is serving a five-year prison sentence for "undermining the constitution" and "publishing false news".