This text analyses the importance of social networks for one of the most important non-governmental organisations in the world in terms of the defence of human rights at a global level, Amnesty International, through its Spanish section. To do so, it moves from the general to the specific, starting by addressing the importance of communication as a fundamental element for development cooperation, the defence of human rights and the environment. It moves on to a general analysis of the social networks used by Amnesty International, arriving at a specific analysis of their use during the first 15 days of January 2021 by the organisation. It ends with the drawing of conclusions with the intention of opening a space for debate, which can increase the growth of knowledge about the usefulness of social networks and new technologies as key tools for the defence of human rights.
SOCIAL MEDIA AS A TOOL FOR COMMUNICATING HUMAN RIGHTS. CASE STUDY: AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
PhD in International Relations, degree in Information Sciences, both from the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM); lecturer in the Department of International Relations and Global History at the UCM (Spain). Specialises thematically in international information and communication, and geographically in Latin America. Director of the international information and analysis media Dossier 48. Member of the research groups: "Relaciones Internacionales Siglo XXI" of the UCM in Spain; and "Comunicación, Periodismo y Sociedad" of the Fundación Universitaria para el Desarrollo Humano UNINPAHU in Colombia.
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Este texto analiza la importancia que tienen las redes sociales para una de las organizaciones no gubernamentales más importantes del mundo en cuanto a la defensa de los derechos humanos a nivel global se refiere, Amnistía Internacional, a través de su sección española. Para ello se va de lo general a lo concreto, comenzando por abordar la importancia de la comunicación como elemento fundamental para la cooperación para el desarrollo, la defensa de los derechos humanos y del medioambiente. Se avanza hacia el análisis general de las redes sociales que utiliza Amnistía Internacional, llegando al análisis concreto de su uso durante los primeros 15 días de enero de 2021 por parte de la entidad. Finaliza con la obtención de unas conclusiones con la intención de que abran un espacio de debate, que pueda aumentar el crecimiento del conocimiento sobre la utilidad de las redes sociales y las nuevas tecnologías como herramientas clave para la defensa de los derechos humanos.
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Fraguas, Javier Bernabé. Social media as a tool for communicating human rights. Case study: Amnesty International. Thematic dossier International Relations and Social Networks, July 2021. Consulted [online] on date of last visit, https://doi.org/10.26619/1647-7251.DT21.5
Article received on 5 January, 2021 and accepted for publication on 17 March, 2021
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