Kumi Naidoo appointed as next Secretary General of Amnesty International
South African human rights activist Kumi Naidoo has been appointed as the next Secretary General of Amnesty International.
He will take over from Indian activist Salil Shetty in August 2018.
Kumi Naidoo is a South African human rights activist and previously the International Executive Director of international environmentalist group Greenpeace.
He was the first African to head the organisation.
He was also the Founding Chair of the Global Call to Action against Poverty and Secretary General and CEO of CIVICUS, the World Alliance for Citizen Participation.
Amnesty International is a London-based non-governmental organization focused on human rights. The organization claims to have over 7 million members and supporters around the world.
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Founder: Peter Benenson
Founded: July 1961, London, United Kingdom
Motto: It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
Members: More than 7 million members and supporters
South African human rights activist Kumi Naidoo has been appointed as the next Secretary General of Amnesty International.
He will take over from Indian activist Salil Shetty in August 2018.
Kumi Naidoo is a South African human rights activist and previously the International Executive Director of international environmentalist group Greenpeace.
He was the first African to head the organisation.
He was also the Founding Chair of the Global Call to Action against Poverty and Secretary General and CEO of CIVICUS, the World Alliance for Citizen Participation.
Amnesty International is a London-based non-governmental organization focused on human rights. The organization claims to have over 7 million members and supporters around the world.
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Founder: Peter Benenson
Founded: July 1961, London, United Kingdom
Motto: It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
Members: More than 7 million members and supporters
