Answer:

amnesty

Answer	Crossword Clue
AMNESTY	Post-Vietnam issue
AMNESTY	General pardon
AMNESTY	Official pardon

AMNESTY	Mob witness's request
AMNESTY	... International (human rights watchdogs)
AMNESTY	Forgiveness from the government
AMNESTY	Broad political pardon
AMNESTY	General pardon.
AMNESTY	Pardon.
AMNESTY	Official forgiveness
AMNESTY	... International, 1977 Nobel Peace Prize winner

AMNESTY	Pardon
AMNESTY	Forgiveness of a sort
AMNESTY	Ms. Vanderbilt accepting brood's pardon (7)
AMNESTY	Forgiveness
AMNESTY	Period free from punishment
AMNESTY	Organization that won the 1977 Nobel Peace Prize, familiarly