Amnesty International: Identify the field with which the organisation is primarily associated. Select the domain that best describes Amnesty International's core work.
General Knowledge
World Organisations
Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
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AHuman rights protection and advocacy
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BEnvironmental conservation
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CInternational trade promotion
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DArms control and disarmament treaties
Answer
Correct Answer: Human rights protection and advocacy
Explanation
Given
- Organisation: Amnesty International
Concept/ApproachAmnesty International is internationally known for research and action focused on preventing and ending grave abuses of human rights and securing justice for those whose rights are violated.
Step-by-step reasoningAssess each option's fit to Amnesty International's mandate.Its campaigns revolve around political prisoners, torture, death penalty, freedom of expression, and refugee rights — all human rights topics.
Elimination
- Environmental conservation — fits WWF/Greenpeace more.
- International trade promotion — relates to WTO/UNCTAD.
- Arms control treaties — linked to UN mechanisms/NATO, not Amnesty's core mandate.
Final AnswerHuman rights protection and advocacy