We were working in Amnesty International Ireland, from Monday 14 December to Friday 18 December, for community outreach, as we are in transition year. We wanted to work, at Amnesty International, for our community outreach week, because we had heard about the work Amnesty do, and we were interested to find out more.
Amnesty International works to protect and respect, the human rights, of all people throughout our world; through campaigning and international solidarity. Amnesty International Ireland has, like Amnesty sections all over the world, priority countries, which are decided upon by the members within that country. Amnesty International Ireland’s priority countries are: Mexico, Israel/Occupied Palestinian Territories, and Zimbabwe.
During the course of the week, we worked on a variety of things including a research project on the War on Terror; took action on different cases; and read the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. We joined the Facebook transition year network; and looked at different websites about mental health.
Some of the cases we read about were quite shocking, such as a man who was supposed to be executed by lethal injection. He went through a painful ordeal, where the nurses tried to find a suitable vein in his body. Unable to do so, his execution was postponed. He knew however that he would be put through the same ordeal again, as the method of execution remained unchanged.
Our week at Amnesty was very interesting. We learned a lot about human rights, and what happens when they aren’t respected or protected. Most importantly, we learned that a difference can only be made, if people take action. We are going to stay involved in, Amnesty International Ireland, by going on the website and taking action regularly.
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