Amnesty Hits 50

You may have heard in the media (although there was a deafening hush in Bournemouth) that Amnesty International  is 50 years old.  The actual birthday was back in May, but Amnesty feel  we deserve a whole year of celebrations!

Ironically, most of us involved with Amnesty International over the years have hoped it wouldn’t get to 50. That governments around the world would learn not to imprison their citizens for their beliefs; and would not torture or execute as a way of controlling their behaviour.

The Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch Group of Amnesty International have themselves been going 25 years. If governments can act with impunity they will continue to imprison prisoners of conscience and torture and execute. Like many others around the world our group highlights and puts pressure on these governments by the simplest of means – writing letters and sending emails.

In the WHY section of this website we will flag up some of the gross violations of human rights that we are campaigning against.  Our “Amnesty Hits 50″ event  is to both raise money and raise awareness. Hopefully it will be fun to!  For details, and to buy tickets, go tohttp://www.amnestyat50.co.uk, or phone 01202 768 980

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