For Amnesty we have terms and definitions in 2 topics. The topics are Advocacy and Political.

Amnesty (Advocacy)

The granting of a pardon for past offenses (especially political offenses) including human rights violations and war crimes.

Amnesty (Political)

An act by which the state pardons political or other offenders, usually as a group. In 1977, for example, President Carter granted an amnesty to all Vietnam draft evaders. Amnesties are often used as a gesture of political reconciliation. In 1990, the ruling Sandinistas in Nicaragua declared an anmesty for over a thousand political prisoners as a prelude to a general election. Amnesties also sometimes occur after a change of government or regime.

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