Amnesty International – Barbados

Amnesty International, Barbados chapter was founded in 1979

The current Chair of Amnesty Barbados is Sister Mary Claire Zitman

The organisation has a strong background in Anti Death Penalty

campaigns under the previous leadership of Lester Springer.

Amnesty International Barbados has cooperated in the past with

The NGO Caribbean Development foundation on  a series of capacity building workshops for NGOs in the Human Rights and Women’s Rights sectors.

At present the organisation is involved in the Violence against women

campaign launched by The NGO Caribbean Development Foundation.