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May 28, 1961, British lawyer Peter Benenson wrote a letter in reaction to
the imprisonment of two students in Portugal who had raised their glasses
in a toast to freedom. Benenson's action gave birth to a global human rights
movement which eventually came to be known as Amnesty International. |
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Contact us:
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comments to Group 196: amnesty@haltonhills.com
Amnesty International is
a worldwide movement of human rights activists and financial supporters.
We work together to prevent violations of people's fundamental civil and
political human rights by governments and opposition groups. AI received
the Nobel Peace Prize in 1977 and today is among the most highly respected
human rights organizations in the world.
We take action
to...
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Free all prisoners of
conscience: people detained anywhere for their beliefs or because of
their ethnic origin, sex, colour, language, national or social origin,
economic status, birth, or other status, provided they have not used
or advocated violence
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Ensure fair and prompt trials
for political prisoners
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Abolish the death penalty,
torture, and other cruel treatment of prisoners
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End political killings and
“disappearances”
For more information
about Amnesty International visit:
www.amnesty.ca
www.amnesty.org
www.amnesty-caribbean.org
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