Amnesty International
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Amnesty is a London-based non-governmental organiation focused on human rights. The organisation claims to have over 7m members and supporters around the world.
Transparency Rating: Transparify [1]
Articles
- Nov.19.2019: Amnesty 'failed to support and value' Paris worker who killed himself. Independent inquiry finds serious failure of management over Gaëtan Mootoo, who felt ‘abandoned’ by the organisation. Unite, which represents hundreds of Amnesty staff in offices around the world, revealed one in three employees recently surveyed by the union felt “badly treated or bullied at work since 2017”. Karen McVeigh, The Guardian.
- Dec.20.2018: Charity censured for use of semi-clad woman in refugee crisis campaign. Amnesty Netherlands under fire as Dutch branch of Médecins Sans Frontières also criticised over use of makeup to imitate Ebola. Two leading international charities have been criticised for using inappropriate images in campaigns intended to raise awareness of Ebola and of the refugee crisis on Greek islands. Rebecca Ratcliffe, The Guardian.
- Nov.19.2018: Amnesty condemned over suicide of worker Gaëtan Mootoo. Amnesty International’s reputation as the world’s leading human rights organisation has been dealt a heavy blow as an inquiry concluded that a “serious failure of management” contributed to the suicide of veteran employee Gaëtan Mootoo, who was Amnesty’s west Africa researcher for 32 years. An independent review found that he was left feeling “abandoned and neglected” by a workplace reorganisation. The death of this gentle, dignified man, who was loved throughout the organisation, caused what one former colleague described as “an earthquake”. Sean O'Neill, The Times.
References
- ^ How Has Think Tank Transparency Evolved in 2018? Transparify, Jul.16.2018.