This semester, Lesley's chapter is involved in Amnesty's international Guatemala Campaign. This initiative seeks to take advantage of recent progress in peace negotiations in Guatemala to press for continued improvement in the human rights treatment of the people of Guatemala. A national day of student action is planned for March 21. The group also working on the Women in Africa Campaign, focused on improving the condition of women across the African continent. Amnesty members send letters, faxes, and e-mail to government officials on behalf of those mentioned above.
Persistent action generates potent pressure and has produced thousands of releases.
The organization's effectiveness depends on its impartial application of a single standard of human rights to every country in the world. All rights reserved. See legal issues.