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Agnès Callamard

Amnesty International secretary general · France / UK

Affiliated with Amnesty International

Advocacy NGO

Secretary General of Amnesty International; chief executive and principal spokesperson of the global movement.

Financing

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Money source

Amnesty International salary from member/supporter-funded NGO budget.

Institutional alignment

Amnesty International; former UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial executions.

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Disclosures & conflicts

Amnesty's legal characterizations are institutional advocacy/legal-analysis positions, not court judgments.

Credibility & caveats

Prominent human-rights investigator and NGO leader; advocacy context applies.

How this source is used

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Sources & disclosures