Think tank

Amnesty International Korea

AI

Seoul, South Korea

The Amnesty International Korea is part of the AI global movement that aims to put an end injustice and to campaign for the promotion of human rights. The organization is independent of any political ideology, economic interest or religion. It obtains its funding from donations from members and advocates. AI Korea conducts investigations and expose facts on abuses and lobby governments and powerful groups to ensure adherence to human rights law. The organization conducts trainings and publishes reports to campaign for change and to stand in defense of activists on the frontline.

Contact details

Website:
https://amnesty.or.kr/

Address:
Unhyeon Sky Building, 56, Yulgok-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul

Country:
South Korea

Sub-region:
Eastern Asia

Areas of focus

Topics of research
Gender Governance/Transparency Law/Justice/Human rights
Geographics of focus
Korea
Operating languages
English , Korean

Organisation details

Business model
Non-profit
Institutional affiliations
Network
Year founded
1970
Age (years)
Amnesty International Korea
 51
South Korea average
 33
Global average
 31
Founded by
Founders: Hyun Hyun and two other individuals
Founder gender: All male
Leadership
Leader(s) (2019): Han-Soo Han
Leader gender: Male

Social

Facebook
Likes (2019)
Amnesty International Korea
 25,749
South Korea average
 9,482
Global average
 24,405
Twitter
Followers (2019)
Amnesty International Korea
 32,594
South Korea average
 5,254
Global average
 15,113
YouTube
Subscribers (2019)
Amnesty International Korea
 991
South Korea average
 1,136
Global average
 5,924
Instagram
Followers (2019)
Amnesty International Korea
 5,864
South Korea average
 2,598
Global average
 8,194

Data notes

Last updated: 30/03/2020
Rating of data accuracy (find out more): Authenticated
Data sources consulted: Organisation´s website
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