Amnesty International is a campaigning organisation. We research, document and report on human rights abuses.
Our members take practical, effective action to stop these abuses. Most of our work involves persuading states to honour internationally agreed laws and standards.
In terms of action, we work at local, national and international levels to take action against specific abuses.
Internationally, we go on missions to investigate abuses, conduct research and meet with high-level officials such as Presidents and Ministers.
On a national level we meet with government officials, ask celebrities to take action or promote Amnesty and talk to companies about their human rights responsibilities.
On a local or regional level, our members within teams are the face of Amnesty in their community who undertake an array of activities from meeting with their local MP’s, undertaking speaking engagements including to local media, holding demonstrations or vigils. They regularly hold letter writing or social events to highlight an Amnesty case: Real people saving real lives.
We work by co-ordinating actions that people take so they can put pressure on governments much more effectively than if acting alone.
Strategic Direction
Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand is a section of Amnesty International globally.
As a result, we receive research reports to use in our campaigning, and even before that we receive strategic documents from the International Secretariat to help us decide what to campaign on.
Click here to visit the extranet to find all the latest strategic documents.
Once we receive these strategic documents, we create our own Strategic Plan which needs to be approved at the AIANZ Annual Meeting. For the latest approved copy of the AIANZ Strategic plan, please click here.
Please note, these links directs you to our Extranet, and you must be a financial member of AIANZ to access them. To request a username and password to our Extranet, click on "Register a new account" on the home page of the Extranet, and we will approve your registration pending checking your membership status.
