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Amnesty International Organization

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Question

Amnesty International is

Options

a

an agency of the United Nations to help refugees of civil wars

b

a global Human Rights Movement

Answer
c

a voluntary non-governmental organization to help very poor people

d

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

Explanation

Amnesty International is an independent international organization that campaigns for human rights. It is not a UN agency (eliminating option a), not primarily focused on helping the poor (eliminating option c), and not an inter-governmental medical agency (eliminating option d). Founded in 1961, Amnesty International is a global movement of millions of people working to protect human rights and free people from injustice and abuse. It campaigns against the death penalty, for fair and prompt trials, against torture, and for rights of refugees and prisoners. > Amnesty International: a global grassroots human rights organization independent of governments and political ideologies. Answer: b.

Question details

Year

2015

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q53

Subject

International Relations

Sub-topic

International Organizations

Type

Factual single

Difficulty

Easy

Nature

Static

Source hint

General Knowledge - International NGOs

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