Amnesty International
322 Eighth Ave.
New York, NY 10001
(212) 807-8400
website: www.amnesty.org

Founded in England in the 1960s, Amnesty International today has close to 1 million members and offices in dozens of countries. Amnesty is most famous for its letter-writing campaigns on behalf of political prisoners, but its activities go far beyond such campaigns. Amnesty observes and reports on human rights violations in every corner of the world and lobbies on behalf of human rights, often presenting its findings to the United Nations. Its website offers brief press releases and in-depth reports on virtually every human rights issue imaginable.

Food Research and Action Center (FRAC)
1875 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 540
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 986-2200
website: www.frac.org

FRAC is a nonprofit, nonpartisan public-policy center seeking to reduce hunger in the United States. FRAC conducts research on hunger and serves as a watchdog in Washington, D.C...