Amnesty International is the world's biggest human rights organisation, with more than 2.2 million members. Amnesty International is independent of any government, political party, or religion. Amnesty International wants to see a world in which all people enjoy the rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights standards.

Amnesty Society at NUIG contributes aims to achieve this goal in two main ways:

•By promoting awareness of human rights: primarily throughout the university. Through campaigning on stalls, showing ethical films, heading discussions and bringing in speakers, and hosting social events for the wider community under the Amnesty banner.
•By opposing specific abuses of human rights: through Amnesty's traditional method of writing to the groups responsible for human rights abuses

If you would like to get involved, send us an email or join us at one of our meetings or events.