Amnesty International New Zealand is a part of the Amnesty International network, an international nonprofit organisation working to end human rights abuses. It is one of over 70 nationally organised sections or national offices of the global Amnesty movement. The first New Zealand Amnesty group was founded in 1965, and the organisation was incorporated in 1966. Since being founded, the organisation has worked to free prisoners of conscience, fight human rights violations around the world, and promote human rights in New Zealand through lobbying and education. It works to achieve human rights for everyone as defined by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international standards for human rights. It now has 9,000 members. Amnesty International New Zealand acts primarily with a focus on rights within the Asia-Pacific region, and is a consulting member of the Council for International Development and part of the Human Rights Network of Aotearoa New Zealand. Structure Amnesty International New Zealand is financially independent from all governments and corporations, funded entirely by individual supporters. The International Movement is made up of 70 “sections” or national offices with 8.5 million fee-paying members. Its Secretariat is based in London although it has many offices around the world. In Asia-Pacific, it has offices in Hong Kong, Bangkok and Colombo. It is led at the New Zealand national level by the Governance Team; members are elected by members at the Annual General Meeting and help set out policy and strategic goals that guide operations. Its current chair is Ros Noonan with Heather Hayden its deputy. The immediate past chair, Tiumalu Peter Fa'afiu, was the first Chair of Pacific descent for any Section in the international movement's 52-year history. In August 2019, Peter was appointed Global Director on Amnesty’s International Board making him only the third New Zealander to sit on the IB and the first of Polynesian descent. The New Zealand office is located in Auckland, and run by Executive Director / CEO, Meg de Ronde. The office comprises a campaigning team, fundraising team, and general operations team, with both paid and volunteer staff. Campaigns Current priority campaigns include Crisis Response, Stop Torture, Refugees Crisis, and Individuals at Risk. Amnesty International New Zealand also works to end human rights violations in the Asia-Pacific region and promote human rights awareness in New Zealand. Crisis Response Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand works to respond to global crises as they occur.