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{{Infobox organization|abbreviation=Amnesty<br>AI|formation=1961|purpose=Human rights advocacy (declared, sometimes)<br>Western imperialist propaganda (de facto)|logo=Amnesty International logo.png | {{Infobox organization|name=Amnesty International|abbreviation=Amnesty<br>AI|formation=1961|purpose=Human rights advocacy (declared, sometimes)<br>Western imperialist propaganda (de facto)|logo=Amnesty International logo.png}} | ||
'''Amnesty International''' is | '''Amnesty International''' is a self-declared human rights non-profit organization. Though it has practiced legitimate human rights advocacy at times it is closely connected with Western intelligence agencies and peddles imperialist propaganda.<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|author=Alan Macleod|newspaper=Mintpress News|title=AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL: NAVALNY A PRISONER OF CONSCIENCE. BUT NOT MANNING, ASSANGE OR MANDELA|date=2021-01-27|url=https://www.mintpressnews.com/amnesty-international-designates-navalny-prisoner-of-conscience/274803/}}</ref> | ||
== Criticism == | == Criticism == | ||
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=== Prisoner of Conscience Designation === | === Prisoner of Conscience Designation === | ||
Amnesty International maintains a designation of 'prisoner of conscience'. According to Amnesty International USA states this designation is for individuals who it says are:<blockquote>"... imprisoned or otherwise physically restricted (like house arrest), solely because of his/her political, religious or other conscientiously held beliefs, their ethnic origin, sex, color, language, national or social origin, economic status, birth, sexual orientation or other status, and who has not used violence or advocated violence or hatred."<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Amnesty USA - HUMAN RIGHTS PRIORITIES | Amnesty International maintains a designation of 'prisoner of conscience'. According to Amnesty International USA states this designation is for individuals who it says are:<blockquote>"... imprisoned or otherwise physically restricted (like house arrest), solely because of his/her political, religious or other conscientiously held beliefs, their ethnic origin, sex, color, language, national or social origin, economic status, birth, sexual orientation or other status, and who has not used violence or advocated violence or hatred."<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Amnesty USA - HUMAN RIGHTS PRIORITIES | ||
FOR THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION|title=PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE|url=https://bidenhumanrightspriorities.amnestyusa.org/prisoners-of-conscience/#:~:text=Amnesty%20International%20considers%20a%20Prisoner,or%20social%20origin%2C%20economic%20status%2C}}</ref></blockquote>In practice, the designation is given to pro-imperialist figures in countries targeted by Western propaganda, with the designation denied to | FOR THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION|title=PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE|url=https://bidenhumanrightspriorities.amnestyusa.org/prisoners-of-conscience/#:~:text=Amnesty%20International%20considers%20a%20Prisoner,or%20social%20origin%2C%20economic%20status%2C}}</ref></blockquote>In practice, the designation is given to pro-imperialist figures in countries targeted by Western propaganda, with the designation denied to anti-imperialist and left wing political prisoners.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
Some notable people denied prisoner of conscience designation include | Some notable people denied prisoner of conscience designation include | ||
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The first two of these were denied prisoner of conscience status due to their alleged support for violence, meaning their refusal to denounce the legitimate armed struggle against oppressive, Western-backed governments. Despite this, supporters and even perpetrators of indiscriminate violence against civilians are recognized by Amnesty International as prisoners of conscience. These include: | The first two of these were denied prisoner of conscience status due to their alleged support for violence, meaning their refusal to denounce the legitimate armed struggle against oppressive, Western-backed governments. Despite this, supporters and even perpetrators of indiscriminate violence against civilians are recognized by Amnesty International as prisoners of conscience. These include: | ||
* | * Venezuelan politician and terrorist [[Leopoldo Lopez]], who led a US backed school that resulted in 43 deaths and included the bombing of schools and the murdering journalists.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
* [[Alexei Navalny]], who advocated for genocide against the | * [[Alexei Navalny]], who advocated for genocide against the Muslim peoples of the Northern Caucasus, referring to them as an "infestation of cockroaches," and calling for their murder.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
* [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]], who before his presidency was imprisoned for reciting a poem calling for a | * [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]], who before his presidency was imprisoned for reciting a poem calling for a theocratic state in Turkey.<ref name=":1" /> | ||
=== Support for Venezuelan Regime Change Propaganda === | === Support for Venezuelan Regime Change Propaganda === | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||