Amos Trust

1) THE PROMOTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS (AS SET OUT IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND SUBSEQUENT UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS) THROUGHOUT THE WORLD BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:· MONITORING ABUSES OF HUMAN RIGHTS; · OBTAINING REDRESS FOR THE VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE; · RELIEVING NEED AMONG THE VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE; · RESEARCH INTO HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES; · PROVIDING TECHNICAL ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AND OTHERS ON HUMAN RIGHTS MATTERS; · CONTRIBUTING TO THE SOUND ADMINISTRATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS LAW; · COMMENTING ON PROPOSED HUMAN RIGHTS LEGISLATION; · RAISING AWARENESS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES; · PROMOTING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS; · PROMOTING RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND CORPORATIONS; · INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY OF HUMAN RIGHTS; · ELIMINATING INFRINGEMENTS OF HUMAN RIGHTS. IN FURTHERANCE OF THAT OBJECT BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER TO ENGAGE IN POLITICAL ACTIVITY PROVIDED THAT THE TRUSTEES ARE SATISFIED THAT THE PROPOSED ACTIVITIES WILL FURTHER THE PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY TO AN EXTENT JUSTIFIED BY THE RESOURCES COMMITTED AND THE ACTIVITY IS NOT THE DOMINANT MEANS BY WHICH THE CHARITY CARRIED OUT ITS OBJECTS; 2) THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY: (A) THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PRUDENT USE OF RESOURCES; (B) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES; (C) THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATION. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MEANS “DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS.”; 3) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION; AND 4) THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY.