Salil Shetty is Amnesty International’s Secretary General, he has been in post since July 2010.

A renowned expert on human rights and poverty, Salil Shetty leads the movement's worldwide work to end the abuse of human rights. He is the organisation’s chief political adviser, strategist and spokesperson and takes Amnesty International’s campaigns to the highest level of governments, the United Nations and businesses.

Since joining Amnesty International, Salil Shetty has been vocal in the need to place human rights at the heart of reform in the Middle East and North Africa. In December 2010, he led Amnesty International's show of solidarity in Oslo for the imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Liu Xiaobo calling on the Chinese authorities to improve their human rights record. In September 2010, he represented Amnesty International at the United Nations Summit on the Milennium Development Goals, leading the call for a human rights-based solution to be introduced to the Goals.