Amnesty International founding / Appeal for Amnesty anniversary
Amnesty International’s archive preserves the Appeal for Amnesty 1961 document and its history identifies the 28 May 1961 Observer article as the movement’s launch. The inventory title is treated as shorthand for that founding anniversary.
Date and recurrence
28 May anniversary of the 1961 Appeal for Amnesty launch
This is retained as historical or legacy evidence. The site does not assume that the observance still recurs today.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is Amnesty International organizational-history anniversary; not a formally designated civic holiday. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
Amnesty International Day
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
- Refresh the target year before publishing a new date when the record is not safely portable.
- Historical Context Only.
- Remembrance Civic Context Care.
Sources
Frequently asked questions
When is Amnesty International founding / Appeal for Amnesty anniversary?
28 May anniversary of the 1961 Appeal for Amnesty launch The stored recurrence guidance is: Historical/legacy date context only; do not assume current annual recurrence: 28 May anniversary of the 1961 Appeal for Amnesty launch.
Does Amnesty International founding / Appeal for Amnesty anniversary fall on the same date every year?
The record is historical/legacy and is not treated as a currently recurring annual date.
Is Amnesty International founding / Appeal for Amnesty anniversary an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Amnesty International organizational-history anniversary; not a formally designated civic holiday. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes Amnesty International founding / Appeal for Amnesty anniversary?
The stored designation basis is: Amnesty International’s archive preserves the Appeal for Amnesty 1961 document and its history identifies the 28 May 1961 Observer article as the movement’s launch. The inventory title is treated as shorthand for that founding anniversary.. Supporting provenance includes Amnesty International — Persecution 1961 / Appeal for Amnesty. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is Amnesty International founding / Appeal for Amnesty anniversary international or country-specific?
The record has international or global institutional scope: Amnesty International organizational-history anniversary; not a formally designated civic holiday. That does not mean every country treats the date as a public holiday or observes it in the same way.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-07.