Amnesty International Policy: Human Rights for Sex Workers - INFORMATION LINKS
There has been some internal controversy regarding the process involved in creating Amnesty International's policy regarding sex workers. We do not have the inside story regarding the controversy but here are some links that might help with some of the terminology, organizational structure, and positions that have been used surrounding policy making at Amnesty International. We thank Angie Hougas, one of our AI Madison Group #139 members, for sending our members information earlier this week regarding this internal struggle.
Vision and Mission
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL’s vision is of a world in which every person
enjoys all of the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration
of Human Rights and other international human rights instruments. In
pursuit of this vision, AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL’s mission is to undertake
research and action focused on preventing and ending grave abuses of
these rights.
Core Values
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL forms a global community of human rights
defenders with the principles of international solidarity, effective
action for the individual victim, global coverage, the universality and
indivisibility of human
rights, impartiality and independence, and democracy and mutual respect.
Some More links about Amnesty International's Organization
On the day that Amnesty International voted to pursue a policy to
protect the human rights of sex workers, Deputy Europe Director Gauri
van Gulik explains why, what it means and the need for sex workers to
have human rights.
