The event that I attended was an informational gathering where different causes had tables discussing the issues facing other countries and regions. I didn't know that Amnesty international covered so many different issues. Before reading the information I didn't know a lot about what they actually did. I knew that they were concerned with the rights of people who are living in other nations and are having their human rights violated. I knew that they also worked to improve other aspect of their lives.
I was not aware of the vast number of different countries that they helped or the different types of issues that were taking place. I knew that poverty would be a big issue but I didn't consider that they also were the ones who handled the things like trying to make sure children had access to education. I wasn't aware that they were the ones responsible for that I thought that was done by another organization.
They also are taking part in trying to abolish the death penalty. I wasn't aware that they also worked on issues or problems in the US. I thought they focused heavily on other countries.
Before this EL I really didn't think about or have a full knowledge base of what Amnesty International actually stood for or what their purpose was. Realizing how much I don't know about world and global issues makes me want to do more research and expand my knowledge base.
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