No trust: Amnesty's Indian boss in line of workers' ire
For more of the past 50 years it has been regarded as the paragon of human rights organizations - a globally admired beacon of liberty and hope. But a note of discord has crept into the public reputation of Amnesty International. Staff are striking in offices across the globe, and a vote of no-confidence has been passed in its leadership. On the face of it, the human rights organization is being riven over a structural reorganization and a couple of dozen redundancies among its 700 staff. But the real problem goes much deeper and has even been characterized as a 'struggle for the soul' of the human right movement. Staff at Amnesty International UK (AIUK) have called for the resignation of its director , Kate Allen. Staff at the International Secretariat have issued a vote of no-confidence in the ability of the wider movement's Secretary General, Salil Shetty, and his senior leadership team to continue in the organization. The bitter crisis comes as cuts of £2.5m are