About
Amnesty Stellenbosch
Amnesty Stellenbosch is dedicated to fighting for the recognition of Human Rights

As a university chapter Amnesty Stellenbosch believes in fighting for our fellow humans. Our aim is to shine a candle in the darkness; fighting for our fellow students and the people who make up our communities. We believe in the power of sustainable, community-led innitiatives to address human rights violations. As a chapter, we also believe in the power of grassroots movements, placing people at the centre.


Beyond our community Amnesty Stellenbosch fights for the rights of all people everywhere. After all, many hands make light work. We feel strongly that every individual has the potential to affact change, all that is needed is for action to be taken.

Amnesty Stellenbosch aims to uphold the human rights of all individuals as laid out in the Universal Decleration of Human Rights.

The 30 Universal Human Rights.

Article 1 – All human beings are born free and equal.
Article 2 – Everyone is equal regardless of race, colour, sex, language, religion, politics, or where they were born.
Article 3 – Everyone has the right to life [and to live in freedom and safety].
Article 6 – Everyone has the right to be recongnised before the law.
Article 4 – Everyone has the right to be free from slavery.
Article 7 – We are all are equal before the law.
Article 8 – Everyone can has the right to seek justice if their rights are violated.
Article 5 – No one has the right to inflict torture, or to subject anyone else to cruel or inhuman treatment.
Article 9 – Everyone has the right to freedom from arbitrary arrest, detention or exile.
Article 10 – Everyone has the right to a fair trial.
Article 11 – Everyone has the right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Article 12 – Everyone has the right to privacy and freedom from attacks on their reputation
Article 13 – Everyone has the right to freedom of movement, and to be free to leave and return to their own country.
Article 14 – Everyone has the right to seek asylum from persecution.
Article 15 – Everyone has the right to a nationality.
Article 16 – Everyone has the right to marry and to have a family.
Article 17 – Everyone has the right to own property.
Article 18 – Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion.
Article 19 – Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression.
Article 20 – Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association.
Article 21 – Everyone has the right to take part in government and to have equal access to public service.
Article 22 – Everyone has the right to social security.
Article 23 – Everyone has the right to work, to equal pay, to protection against unemployment and the right to form and join trade unions.
Article 24 – Everyone has the right to rest and leisure.
Article 25 – Everyone has the right to a decent standard of living, including food, clothing, housing, medical care and social services.
Article 26 – Everyone has the right to education.
Article 27 – Everyone has the right to participate in and enjoy culture, art and science.
Article 28 – Everyone has the right to a social and international order where the rights in this Declaration can be fully realized.
Article 29 – We have a duty to other people and we should protect their rights and freedoms.
Article 30 - Nobody can take away these rights and freedoms from us.