Question 11 from UPSC CSE 2015 - Current Affairs

Question

Amnesty International is

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Correct Option: B. a global Human Rights Movement

Strategy: - Identify 'Amnesty International' as the core subject.
- Recognize its primary association with global human rights advocacy.
- Eliminate incorrect options, such as those describing it as a UN agency, an inter-governmental body, or focused on unrelated aid.
- Select the option that defines it as a global Human Rights Movement.

Key Info: **About Amnesty International**
Amnesty International is an independent non-governmental organization founded in 1961 in London. It is not affiliated with the United Nations or any inter-governmental body. The organization has over seven million members and supporters worldwide and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1977.

**Mission and Activities**
The organization campaigns globally to protect and promote human rights, guided by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international standards.

Core activities include:
- Investigating and exposing human rights abuses
- Lobbying governments and institutions
- Mobilizing public opinion to create pressure for change

The organization is best known for its work to:
- Secure the release of prisoners of conscience
- Promote fair trials
- End torture, executions, and discrimination

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Option A: an agency of the United Nations to help refugees of civil wars

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Option C: a non-governmental voluntary organization to help very poor people

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Option D: an inter-governmental agency to cater to medical emergencies in war-ravaged regions