Prelims 2015 · Current Affairs · Question 53
Amnesty International is
Answer
a global Human Rights Movement
- (a) Incorrect. Amnesty International is not a UN agency; refugee assistance is mainly associated with UNHCR.
- (b) Correct. Amnesty International is a global human rights movement/NGO working to protect human rights worldwide.
- (c) Incorrect. It is not primarily a poverty-relief organization for very poor people; its core mandate is human rights advocacy.
- (d) Incorrect. It is not an inter-governmental medical relief agency; such work is more associated with organizations like Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).
Therefore, the correct answer is (b).