The Movement

Our vision is for every person to enjoy all the rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights standards.

We are independent of any government, political ideology, economic interest or religion, and are funded mainly by our membership and public donations.

After more than 50 years of ground-breaking achievements, Amnesty International is now embarking on a major process of evolution, to adapt to the dramatic changes in the world we operate in, and to increase the impact of our human rights work.

We are introducing a new, global way of working – with a distributed centre and Regional Hubs of research, campaigns and communications – because we owe it to the people we work for to be the most effective force for freedom and justice that we can, globally.

As we develop this process – in line with the long-held desire of our international membership – we will post regular blogs, articles, stories and personal accounts to explain what is happening, and why it is important to those on the human rights front

In Malaysia, Amnesty International is about a thousand members strong and growing rapidly. AI Malaysia plays a crucial role in shedding the spot light on human rights infringements in the country and globally. Taking this role seriously, our members have joined forces on numerous occasions to help those whose lives are risk with urgent actions and campaigns.

Human Rights Education also plays a big role in our annual agenda which pays equal importance in interaction with adults as much as children who form the future of this country’s human rights standards.