Amnesty International Côte d'Ivoire

What Amnesty International Côte d'Ivoire does

Amnesty International Côte d'Ivoire is the Ivorian national section of the global Amnesty International movement, established in 1979 by volunteers and officially recognized by Côte d'Ivoire's Ministry of Interior in 1980 under the French law of 1901 on associations. The organization operates as a registered non-profit headquartered in Abidjan (Cocody, Riviera Bonoumin) and functions as an advocacy association rather than a technology product company. Its core 'products' are advocacy services: online petitions and actions (Pétitions et Actions en Ligne), thematic campaigns (anti-corruption, gender-based violence, freedom of expression, environmental defenders), a recurring membership program (Adhésion), research publications (Recherches), human rights education programs (Parcours du Militant and Écoles Amies des Droits Humains), press communications, and cultural campaigns such as the 'En Toute Liberté' music single.

The underlying technology stack is modest: a WordPress-based website (amnestycotedivoire.org), online petition and membership sign-up tools, email newsletter systems, and social media channels (Facebook, Twitter/X, YouTube). The section shares digital infrastructure and campaign tooling with the global Amnesty International movement, which separately operates a Security Lab that maintains the Mobile Verification Toolkit (MVT) for spyware detection; this is a global capability rather than an Ivorian one. Field operations are delivered through local groups and pre-groups across 24+ cities, supplemented by university pre-groups and school partnerships, with a 17-person staff coordinating this volunteer network.

The business model is a subscription-style recurring revenue model: membership dues and voluntary contributions from individual supporters in Côte d'Ivoire and internationally, supplemented by donations mobilized through digital campaigns and events. Members receive exclusive information, training, and event invitations. Go-to-market is community-led: grassroots mobilization through petitions, letter-writing marathons (Écrire pour les droits, targeting 75,000+ signatures annually), public demonstrations, school and university outreach, and events such as the Cross des Droits Humains. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is framed as voluntary contribution. No commercial customers, enterprise contracts, or external investment are involved; funding flows are absorbed within the broader Amnesty International movement.

Name

Amnesty International Côte d'Ivoire

Legal name

Amnesty International Côte d'Ivoire

Website

https://amnestycotedivoire.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Amnesty International Côte d'Ivoire is the Ivorian national section of the global Amnesty International human rights movement, founded in 1979 and headquartered in Abidjan. It mobilizes members and volunteers through petitions, campaigns, human rights education, and partnerships across Côte d'Ivoire to defend civil liberties and combat violations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Human Rights Advocacy

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations (BPAGAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Gender Equality & Women’s Rights Advocacy (BPAGAFAD), Digital Rights, Privacy & Free Expression Advocacy (BPAGAFAL)

Keywords

• Human rights advocacy
• Human rights education
• Civil society campaigns
• Nonprofit membership programs
• Human rights research

Headquarters

HQ city

Abidjan

HQ country

Côte d’Ivoire

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership dues and voluntary contributions: The organization raises funds through membership fees and voluntary donations from individual supporters in Côte d'Ivoire and internationally. Members are invited to make financial contributions and are provided with exclusive information, training, and event invitations as part of their membership.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Amnesty International Côte d'Ivoire is a non-profit human rights association that mobilizes citizens to take action against human rights violations through online petitions, thematic campaigns, letter-writing marathons (Écrire pour les droits), public demonstrations, research and press communications, and structured human rights education programs (Parcours du Militant, Écoles Amies des Droits Humains). It operates the national section locally in Côte d'Ivoire while being part of the global Amnesty International movement of 10+ million supporters across 150+ countries.

Product overview

Amnesty International Côte d'Ivoire is a human rights NGO (not a technology product company) offering advocacy services including online petitions and action campaigns, a membership program, thematic campaigns on issues like anti-corruption and gender-based violence, human rights education programs (including 'Parcours du Militant' training and 'Écoles Amies des Droits Humains'), research publications, and press communications. The organization also engages in music and cultural campaigns such as 'En Toute Liberté' featuring African artists. The portfolio is service-oriented rather than software-based.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pétitions et Actions en Ligne (Online Petitions and Actions) Online petition platform allowing supporters to take action on human rights issues, sign petitions, and participate in advocacy campaigns. It is for individual citizens and supporters who want to engage with human rights cases in Côte d'Ivoire and globally.
• Adhésion (Membership Program) Membership program offering exclusive information, training, reflection tools, and invitations to events for members committed to promoting and defending human rights in Côte d'Ivoire and worldwide. It is for individual citizens who want formalized engagement with the organization.
• Campagnes (Campaigns) Human rights campaigns addressing issues including anti-corruption, gender-based violence, freedom of expression, and environmental defenders, including initiatives like 'Défends le camp anticorruption' and 'Écrire pour les droits'. These are for individuals and partner organizations that mobilize around specific human rights causes.
• Recherches (Research Publications) Research reports and publications covering human rights situations globally and in Africa, including annual reports, thematic studies, and country-specific analyses. These are for the general public, journalists, civil society organizations, and policymakers.
• Éducation aux Droits Humains (Human Rights Education) Human rights education programs including 'Parcours du Militant' training, school partnerships ('Écoles Amies des Droits Humains'), and educational workshops for youth and community members. These are for students, young people, schools, and community members in Côte d'Ivoire.
• En Toute Liberté (Music Campaign) Music single featuring Kajeem (Côte d'Ivoire), Didier Awadi (Sénégal), and Soum Bill (Côte d'Ivoire) celebrating freedom of expression as a fundamental human right. It is a cultural advocacy product for the general public and music audiences.

Quantifiable outcome

• Founded in 1979; officially recognized in 1980; one of the oldest Amnesty International national sections
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Haute Autorité pour la Bonne Gouvernance (Côte d'Ivoire)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 February 2024Amnesty International Côte d'Ivoire met with the Haute Autorité pour la Bonne Gouvernance (HABG) on 9 February 2024 in the context of the 'Défends le camp anticorruption' campaign. The meeting, attended by Samira Daoud (Regional Director for West and Central Africa) and Delmas Hervey Kokou (Executive Director), focused on protecting anti-corruption human rights defenders. The HABG shared information about its current practices for combating corruption, reinforcing the campaign's government engagement dimension.
• CIVIS-CIcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIVIS-CI is a local Ivorian civil society organization led by Dr. Kouamé Christophe, its President, who served as expert facilitator for Amnesty International Côte d'Ivoire conferences on human rights and anti-corruption, including at the Lycée de garçons de Bingerville on 6 March 2024.
• FIACAT (Fédération des Associations de Concertation Régionale)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFIACAT is an international non-governmental organization. Its President, Mr. Paul Angaman, served as facilitator for an Amnesty International Côte d'Ivoire conference on human rights and corruption at the Collège Pierre et Marie Curie on 24 January 2024.
• Fédération Ivoirienne d'AthlétismeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAmnesty International Côte d'Ivoire partnered with the Fédération Ivoirienne d'Athlétisme (Ivorian Athletics Federation) to organize the 2nd Cross des Droits Humains on 31 May 2025 at the Stade d'Angré in Cocody, as part of the organization's 64th anniversary celebrations.
• Institut Universitaire d'Abidjan (IUA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAmnesty International and the Institut Universitaire d'Abidjan co-organized a panel on human rights and anti-corruption on 9 February 2024, with Samira Daoud (Regional Director) and Dr. Akiapo Kouadjo (HABG) as speakers, engaging university students on these topics.
• INSAAC (Institut National Supérieur des Arts et de l'Action Culturelle)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAmnesty International and INSAAC co-organized a panel on human rights and anti-corruption on 8 February 2024 to sensitize students, as part of the 'Défends le camp anticorruption' campaign.
• Université Félix Houphouët BoignyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe launch of the 'Écrire pour les droits' campaign on 25 November 2023 was held at the Université Félix Houphouët Boigny de Cocody, marking the start of the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence. The university hosted the March for the Rights campaign event.
• Human Rights WatchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHuman Rights Watch and Amnesty International jointly called on the authorities of Burkina Faso to urgently provide information about the enforced disappearance of journalist Serge Oulon and to release him immediately. This is part of ongoing collaboration on human rights issues in West Africa.
• Reporters sans frontières (RSF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerReporters sans frontières (RSF) collaborated with Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, the Observatory Kisal, FIDH/OMCT, and others in a joint call for the immediate release of journalist Serge Oulon in Burkina Faso, reflecting shared advocacy for press freedom.
• FIDH (Fédération Internationale pour les Droits Humains) and OMCT (Organisation Mondiale Contre la Torture)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFIDH and OMCT, through their joint Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, partnered with Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and Reporters sans frontières in calling for accountability for human rights violations in Burkina Faso.
• Observatoire KisalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Observatory Kisal partnered with Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, FIDH/OMCT, and RSF in joint advocacy regarding human rights violations in Burkina Faso, including enforced disappearances.
• Global Amnesty International movementcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAmnesty International Côte d'Ivoire is a national section of the global Amnesty International movement, which comprises over 60 member-based organizations in 150+ countries with more than 10 million supporters. The national section operates within this global structure, sharing information, research, campaigns, and resources. The movement coordinates international campaigns, shares data (including personal data with contractual protections for cross-border transfers), and conducts joint advocacy.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Amnesty International (Global Movement): The global parent movement of which Amnesty Côte d'Ivoire is a national section. Directly comparable mission, methodology, and brand; provides the institutional framework within which the Ivorian section operates.

Direct peers

• Human Rights Watch: Global human rights organization with which Amnesty Côte d'Ivoire has documented co-advocacy (e.g., joint call on Burkina Faso). Operates overlapping research and advocacy methodology targeting governments on civil liberties.
• FIDH (Fédération Internationale pour les Droits Humains): International federation of human rights NGOs active in West Africa. Partnered with Amnesty Côte d'Ivoire on joint advocacy regarding journalist disappearances; comparable in mission, constituency, and coalition-driven methodology.
• Amnesty International Senegal: Sibling francophone national section of Amnesty International in West Africa. Directly comparable in structure, language, methodology, and member-based operating model.
• Reporters sans frontières (RSF): Press freedom NGO that co-signed joint advocacy with Amnesty Côte d'Ivoire on Sahelian journalist persecution. Directly comparable in advocacy style and overlapping issue focus on freedom of expression.
• OMCT (Organisation Mondiale Contre la Torture): International NGO that co-operates the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders with FIDH and has partnered with Amnesty Côte d'Ivoire. Comparable mission and overlapping advocacy portfolio on torture and HRD protection.

Regional players

• Observatoire Kisal: West African civil society platform that has partnered with Amnesty Côte d'Ivoire on regional human rights advocacy. Comparable regional scope and similar coalition-based advocacy model.
• CIVIS-CI: Local Ivorian civil society organization that has served as expert facilitator alongside Amnesty Côte d'Ivoire at conferences on human rights and anti-corruption. Domestic peer operating in the same thematic space.
• FIACAT: International NGO working against torture and for human rights in Africa, whose President has facilitated Amnesty Côte d'Ivoire conferences. Closely aligned mission and Francophone Africa focus.

Emerging players

• Transparency International Côte d'Ivoire: Anti-corruption NGO operating in Côte d'Ivoire. Highly relevant peer given Amnesty Côte d'Ivoire's 'Défends le camp anticorruption' campaign and overlap on corruption and governance issues.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

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