Last week Amnesty International celebrated its 40th anniversary. This is why we decided to honor the organization and dedicate this Twitter Sunday to @AmnestyOnline. Amnesty International holds a special place for us because the organization (represented by Geneviève Garrigos, President of Amnesty International France – AIF) signed the “60 Signers for the 60th Anniversary” Initiative launched by Max Dana on the occasion of the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

A quick introduction to the organizations and its actions: Amnesty International is a worldwide movement of people who campaign for internationally recognized human rights to be respected and protected for everyone. Their mission is to conduct research and generate action to prevent and end grave abuses of human rights and to demand justice  for those whose rights have been violated.

Here are our Favorites Must read Tweets @AmnestyOnline:

Governments must ensure that no one is above the law”.
http://thereport.amnesty.org/ #AIR2010

Freedom of Expression restricted in at least 96 countries.
http://thereport.amnesty.org/ #AIR2010

Human Rights abusers enjoyed impunity for torture in at least 61 countries.
http://thereport.amnesty.org/ #AIR2010

The Amnesty International Report 2010 is Now Live: Global Justice gap
condemns millions to abuse http://thereport.amnesty.org/ #AIR2010

Blog – Child Soldiers in #Chad: It’s About All Rights
http://bit.ly/cgoVco #humanrights

Take Action: Please sign the Facebook Petition to Demand Justice
for War Crimes in Sri Lanka!@… http://bit.ly/dBdCeE

Take action now by sending the e-mail below to the President of France,
Nicolas Sarkozy, asking him to take the… http://bit.ly/aTRXf6

We strongly invite you to follow @AmnestyOnline on Twitter and of course to visit the organization’s website. “Ever since we started campaigning in 1961, we’ve worked around the globe to stop the abuse of human rights”. Do not miss to read the Amnesty International Report 2010 and also the article: A Word from Peter Benenson on Amnesty International’s 40th Anniversary.