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[1982] Ch 321. This case illustrates the difficulties of obtaining charitable status for an organization which has politcal objectives, as well as more overtly charitable ones. The case concerned an attempt by Amnesty International to set up acharitable trust to promote its objectives which were, and are, to secure the release of 'prisoners of conscience', to abolish the practice of torture and other human and degrading practises, and to undertake research into the maintenance of human rights. The attempt failed, not because these goals are not worthy ones, but because they are not entirely charitable. For example, one of the objectives supported by Amnesty was to bring about changes in the law in foreign states. This objective cannot easily be brought within any of the generally recognized categories of charity as the law presently stands. Moreover, and this may be more influential, it is the job of the government of the day to support and protect the interests of registered charities. It could easily be embarassing for the government if it supported foreign policy objectives that were at odds with those of charities it supported.