"For years I was held in a tiny cell. My only human contact was with my torturers...My only company were the cockroaches and mice...On Christmas Eve the door to my cell opened and the guard tossed in a crumpled piece of paper. It said, 'Take heart. The world knows you're alive. We're with you. Regards, Monica, Amnesty International.' That letter saved my life."
- A released prisoner of conscience from Paraguay

Founded in London in 1961, Amnesty International works impartially for the release of all prisoners of conscience, fair and prompt trials for political prisoners, and an end to torture and executions. It is a Nobel Prize-winning grassroots activist organization with over one million members worldwide.

For more information about the organization, please check out Amnesty's Website.

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