An independent review into its funding by KonTerra International has concluded the charity is in a state of emergency , with a toxic work culture causing significant damage to the organisation 's mission . The review was commissioned following two staff suicides in 2015 . It focused on the London office , citing discrimination , adversarial behaviour , overwork and nepotism as problems , undermining the credibility of Amnesty 's external human rights work . KonTerra 's findings follow similar allegations of harassment and bullying against charities Oxfam and Save the Children in the last year . The independent review — commissioned after two staff suicides last year — found a bitter “us versus them” split between employees and management that was causing “significant damage” to the human rights organisation. Amnesty 's secretary general has pledged to reform the non - profit in response to the report .
An independent review into its funding by KonTerra International has concluded the charity is in a state of emergency , with a toxic work culture causing significant damage to the organisation 's mission . The review was commissioned following two staff suicides in 2015 . It focused on the London office , citing discrimination , adversarial behaviour , overwork and nepotism as problems , undermining the credibility of Amnesty 's external human rights work . KonTerra 's findings follow similar allegations of harassment and bullying against charities Oxfam and Save the Children in the last year . Amnesty 's secretary general has pledged to reform the non - profit in response to the report .