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Human rights in the world
200

This activist won a Nobel Peace Prize for her advocacy for women's education in her homeland of Pakistan.

Who is Malala Yousafzai?

200

Amnesty's mission is to uphold this declaration.

What is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

200

This phenomenon, still very common in the Netherlands, leads to people of colour and people with a migration background to be subjected to a disproportionate amount of (extra) controls by the police compared to white people.

What is ethnic profiling?
200

Whenever there is an acute human rights crisis in the world, Amnesty puts out one of these to enable people to voice their strong opposition.

What are petitions? / What are emergency actions/spoedacties?
200
This world leader has arrested the mayor of the biggest city in his country, sparking mass protests.

Who is Erdogan?

300

This young activists started the School Strike for Climate and is now also known for pro-Palestinian activism.

Who is Greta Thunberg?

300

In this country was Amnesty International first founded.

What is the United Kingdom?
300

The Netherlands is legally bound to respect human rights through this European treaty.

What is the European Convention on Human Rights?

300

This Amnesty project involves volunteers facilitating conversations about various human rights related topics.

What is Human Rights Talk?

300

This country enacted a law that effectively bans Pride Marches.

What is Hungary?

575

This human rights and climate justice campaigner is a former UN Youth Representative

Mert Kumru

575
Twelve of these groups provide an accessible path for young people to organize with Amnesty and spread human rights awareness on campus.

What are student groups?

575
This Dutch government institution uses ID checks, social media surveillance, group chat infiltration and unannounced home visits to collect personal information on peaceful protestors.
What is the police?
575
31.601 people participated in an Amnesty calling action targeting this institution.


What is the Israeli embassy?

575

This NGO was sued by a fossil fuel company for damages done to the Dakota Access pipes during protests.

What is Greenpeace?

775

This person wrote a peer-reviewed article on white womanhood and (anti-)racism, and gave a workshop for us today :)

Who is Mille van der Spoel?

775

This lawyer founded Amnesty International in 1961.

Who is Peter Benenson?

775

With some luck, Netanyahu and Putin will take a one-way trip to stand trial in this Dutch city sooner rather than later.

What is The Hague?
775

Amnesty International gave this person a book containing stories of women who have gone through emotional abuse.

State Secretary Coenradie

775

This Israeli spyware product is used to illegally surveil journalists, lawyers and human rights defenders worldwide.

What is Pegasus?

1000

This Russian medical student is at risk of receiving 7,5 years in prison for speaking out against the war in Ukraine.

Who is Daria Kozyreva?

1000

This human rights magazine is issued by Amnesty Netherlands.

What is Wordt Vervolgd? / What is To Be Continued?

1000

On the 29th of October 1983, Amsterdam was the site of the biggest protest in Dutch history to protest the installation of these systems.

What are nuclear rockets?
1000

Amnesty Netherlands, the Boat Refugee Foundation and Defense for Children Netherlands are suing the Dutch government to hold them responsible for the human rights violation for a migration deal made between the European Union and this country.

What is Turkey?

1000

This South-Korean car company also manufactures construction machines used to demolish Palestinian homes on the West Bank.

Hyundai