About Us

Overview

Amnesty International at Yale University is a part of the worldwide human rights organization, Amnesty International, which has over 3 million members. Amnesty International started as a campaign to free "prisoners of conscience," that is, people who are detained for the peaceful expression of their political or religious beliefs. It has since expanded its range to deal with other human rights issues. Amnesty is known for doing thorough research and effective advocacy. In over 40,000 cases, Amnesty activism has freed prisoners, stopped executions, or otherwise been effective. The Yale group is officially the Yale University Student Group of Amnesty USA. We associate with other Connecticut groups, and we host Connecticut Amnesty State Meetings each autumn. We are also part of the Northeast Region of Amnesty USA; the Northeast Regional Office (NERO) is located in Boston.