Amnesty International USA (AI-USA)
United States of America
The AI-USA started in the early 1960s and has several offices in the country. It is an affiliate of AI- International Secretariat and bases its activities on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The campaigns concentrate on the rights of political prisoners and unfair trials, working towards the release of prisoners of conscience.
The Centre for Human Rights Documentation at Columbia University holds the entire archive of the organisation covering the period from early 1960s to the present. The collection contains printed materials, DVD’s, posters and other campaign materials. It also contains materials concerning local activities.
