Make Your Way 6, Schulbuch mit Audio-CD und CD-ROM

Internet project Design a page for your portfolio about an NGO of your choice. Include: • a summary of who or what they help and how they do it • a brief guide to the structure of the organisation • a short history of the organisation • a couple of their “success” stories • photos to illustrate any of the points above 5 Write down on a sheet of paper: 1 What you know about Amnesty International (FACTS) 2 What you or other people think about Amnesty International (OPINIONS) 6 Read through the following leaflet issued by Amnesty International about its activities and aims. If you come across any information which is new to you, add it to the list of facts you have written down. 7 Facts Opinions What is Amnesty International ? … a worldwide movement which is independ- ent of any government, political party, ideology, economic interest, or religious belief. Its activities focus strictly on prisoners: It seeks the release of “prisoners of conscience”. These are men and women imprisoned for their political beliefs, race, or religion, and who are not guilty of any violence. It demands fair and early trials for all such prisoners. It opposes the death penalty and torture, or any other kind of inhuman treatment or punish- ment of all prisoners. It tries to find out about people who have “disappeared” because a government finds them or a member of their family too critical. When did it start? Amnesty International was started in 1961 with a newspaper article by British lawyer Peter Benenson. He called on people everywhere to work for the release of thousands of men and women imprisoned throughout the world for their political and religious beliefs. There was an enormous response to his initiative and Amnesty International soon became the world’s largest human rights organisation. Today, there are more than a million members in over 150 countries. 196 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv