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Amnesty International

non-governmental organization based in the United Kingdom
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Summary

Amnesty International is a non-governmental organization[1]. It ranks in the top 0.72% of non governmental organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,333 views/month, #3 of 417).[2]

Key Facts

  • Field of work: human rights protection[3]
  • Award received: Nobel Peace Prize[4], Barcelona Medal of Honor[5], United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights[6], Erasmus Prize[7], Geuzenpenning[8], European Human Rights Prize[9], Hans Böckler Preis[10], Free Your Mind[11], Olof Palme Prize[12], George Polk Award[13], Honorary Member of the Order of Liberty[14], Four Freedoms Award – Freedom of Speech[15], Partnership of the Year[16]
  • Country: United Kingdom[17]
  • Instance of: nonprofit organization[18], nonprofit corporation[19]
  • Official language: English[20], Arabic[21], French[22], Spanish[23]
  • Founder: Peter Benenson[24]
  • Headquarters location: London[25], Brussels[26]
  • Child organization or unit: Amnesty International Ireland[27], Amnesty International France[28], Amnesty International Brazil[29], Amnesty International USA[30], Amnesty International Nederland[31], Amnesty Slovakia[32], Amnesty International Finland[33], Amnesty International UK[34], Amnesty International Slovenija[35], Amnesty International Philippines[36], Amnesty International Canada[37], Amnesty International Poland[38], Amnesty International Greece[39], Amnesty International Italy[40]

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Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Amnesty International include it literary prize[41], an award[42], in Belgium[43].

Why It Matters

Amnesty International has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 93 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

Entities named for it include it literary prize[41], an award[42], in Belgium[43].

FAQs

What awards did Amnesty International receive?

Honors received include Nobel Peace Prize[4], Barcelona Medal of Honor[5], United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights[6], and Erasmus Prize[7].

Related Entities

Annalena Baerbock Arica Cord Wiljes International Institute of Social History Jeremy Corbyn London Peter Benenson Seán MacBride United Kingdom Zviad Gamsakhurdia

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · Sadads · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    On focus list of wikimedia project → WikiProject Human rights, Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4, WikiProject Climate change
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ On focus list of wikimedia project: WikiProject Climate change, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/275141|batch #275141]]"
  2. 6w ago · Rescq · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Süddeutsche zeitung topic id → Amnesty_International
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Süddeutsche zeitung topic id: Amnesty_International, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/213750466|Amnesty International (#213750466)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#"
  3. 7w ago · NGOgo · 2026-08-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Donations → {'amount': '+1962387'}, {'amount': '+1579000'}, {'amount': '+1811000'} +4
    Bequest income → {'amount': '+1579000'}, {'amount': '+844000'}, {'amount': '+2409000'} +3
    Total revenue → {'amount': '+309000000'}, {'amount': '+1977387'}, {'amount': '+1582000'} +5
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/50190|batch #50190]]: UK NGOs finances 2026"
  4. 10w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14715 → Amnesty International
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14715: Q42970, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1785524324610"
  5. 11w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-07-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child organization or unit → Amnesty International Ireland, Amnesty International France, Amnesty International Brazil +59
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ Child organization or unit: Amnistía Internacional Uruguay, разрешение перенаправления / resolving redirect Q137431338 → Amnistía Internacional Uruguay ([[:toollabs:editgroups"
  6. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 11m8pw
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  7. 14w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → amnesty-international
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: amnesty-international, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289913431|amnesty international (#289913431)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/"
  8. 14w ago · Richard Nevell (WMUK) · 2026-07-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Nobel Peace Prize, Barcelona Medal of Honor, United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights +10
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Award received: Partnership of the Year"
  9. 15w ago · Daieuxetdailleurs · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    France 24 topic id (english) → amnesty-international
    Francearchives agent id → 570539233
    France 24 topic id (spanish) → amnistía-internacional
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Francearchives agent id: 570539233, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782644922236"
  10. 23w ago · Yirba · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Opencorporates id → gb/02007475, gb/01606776
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30358|batch #30358]]: Companies House company ID to OpenCorporates company ID"
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