Amnesty International Legal Support Network

Amnesty International was founded in 1961 by British civil rights lawyer Peter Benenson. In the years since, Amnesty lawyers have played a key role in promoting and upholding human rights worldwide.

Founded in 1982, the Legal Support Network (LSN) is comprised of lawyers, law students, law professors, judges and paralegals from throughout the United States who are dedicated to protecting the human rights of all people and ending human rights violations, particularly those directed at lawyers and law students. AI Lawyers' Groups are found in over 20 sections around the world.

"The notion of human rights is more than a philosophical or moral concept -- it is a concept embodied in law."