Amnesty International Handbook Table of Contents

AI Handbook

Preface	How to Use This Handbook
Chapter 1	AI IN THE 1990s A Force for Freedom and Dignity Fighting for human rights: AI in the world today
Chapter 2	PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS How AI Makes a Difference The movement's fundamental philosophy and basic working principles
Chapter 3	AI'S FOCUS The Mandate AI's core task - the people for whom the movement takes action, and the specific demands it makes of governments
Chapter 4	CAMPAIGNING How AI Works AI's approach to gathering, assessing, and distributing information about human rights abuses, and to activating its worldwide networks of members and supportors to put pressure on offending governments
Chapter 5	AI ACTION Advice and Guidelines Practical ideas for carrying out human rights campaigning in the local community within the mandate and policies of AI AI groups: organization and management Teamwork: coordinating activities Security of information AI and other organizations Project planning: strategies for success Media and publicity Direct appeals Home government approaches Outreach Human rights education Symbolic events Fund-raising Urgent Actions Refugee protection Worldwide Appeals Country, theme, and awareness campaigns Action Files Regional Action Networks: RANs Relief
Chapter 6	AI STRUCTURE AND ORGANIZATION Toward the 21 Century AI's history, its decision-making bodies, and its vision and plan for the future

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