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Amnesty International

Categories: Peace, Social Welfare

London-based international organisation focused on human rights. Its mission statement refers specifically to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Founded in London by labour lawyer Peter Benenson and Philip James, Professor of Law.

This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Amnesty International

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Human Rights tree

Tulip Tree Planted 1998 to mark the 50th anniversary of the signing by the Un...

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Hackney Peace Carnival

Hackney Peace Carnival

Maggie Thatcher in power, the cold war, Anglo-American capitalism, loony-left councillors in Hackney... ah, those were the days.

Event, Community / Clubs, Peace, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Entente Cordiale

Entente Cordiale

Up until the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815 Britain and France had been at war on and off for centuries. The Entente Cordiale ('cordial argreement' doesn't really do it justice) settled a numbe...

Event, Peace, Politics & Administration, France

2 memorials
League of Nations

League of Nations

Founded as a result of the Paris Peace Conference at the end of World War I. At its height, it had 58 member states. Although achieving much in its early years, it was unable to prevent the aggress...

Group, Peace, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Failure of the World Disarmament Conference

Failure of the World Disarmament Conference

Wikipedia.  War in History refers to the efforts to prohibit aerial bombing.

Event, Peace, Politics & Administration

1 memorial