Amnesty International (AI) – International Secretariat
International Organisations
Amnesty International was founded in 1961 in London as an independent organisation to mobilise public opinion in defence of people who are imprisoned because their ideas are unacceptable to the government in their country. One of their areas of work is campaigning for the release of political prisoners and actions against torture.
The IISH holds the entire archive of the organisation covering the period 1961-1997. It contains country reports and political prisoners’ campaign reports as well as the ‘oral history project’ and personal papers. The archives of national AI’s are held separately.
The Alden Library Microforms Department at the University of Ohio has a collection of published and unpublished materials from AI’s Research Archives dating from 1962 to present. They are updated annually. It contains the research materials, reports, country dossiers, press releases and briefing papers.
http://infotree.library.ohiou.edu/
The UWC/RIM Mayibuye Archives holds a collection of published materials and reports.
http://www.robben-island.org.za
The Modern Records Centre at the University of Warwick Library holds papers of AI covering the period 1974-ongoing. It contains bulletins, campaign materials and magazines.
