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Traces the history of Amnesty International from its beginnings in 1961, describing the difficulties and disappointments, how the organization works, and its special campaigns.… Read more
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The Amnesty machinery at work
Four special efforts: against the death penalty, against torture, to save the children, against the arms trade
Central America: Amnesty's front burner
Guatemala: 'no political prisoners'
El Salvador: in the eye of the revolution
Nicaragua: overthrow of a tyrant
West Germany: the Baader-Meinhof Gang
China: Amnesty raises the curtain
The Central African Republic: affair of the dead children
Brazil: sixteen years of torture
Tanzania: the liberal dilemma
The USSR: Stalin's legacy
'Against oblivion': Amnesty's future
Appendix: list of Amnesty sections
Picture credits
Index