On December 10th 1998 Amnesty International celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Human Rights Declaration. A concert in Paris (Palais Omnisports Bercy) was held wih Radiohead as the headlining band of this festival. Street Spirit [fade out] was announced by Thom as follows: "I know it'll probably gonna sound really corny, but this one is for everyone being mistreated by their government. that's for human rights. If anybody knows what it is. let's hope you don't get tired of hearing about it."
more info on this concert is available in the gigography.
Amnesty
International is a worldwide campaigning movement
that works to promote all the human rights
enshrined in the Universal Declaration of
Human Rights and other international standards.
In particular, Amnesty International campaigns to
free all prisoners of conscience; ensure fair and
prompt trials for political prisoners; abolish
the death penalty, torture and other cruel
treatment of prisoners; end political killings
and "disappearances"; and oppose human
rights abuses by opposition groups. Amnesty
International has around a million members and
supporters in 162 countries and territories.
Activities range from public demonstrations to
letter-writing, from human rights education to
fundraising concerts, from individual appeals on
a particular case to global campaigns on a
particular issue. Amnesty International is
impartial and independent of any government,
political persuasion or religious creed. Amnesty
International is financed largely by
subscriptions and donations from its worldwide
membership.
When you join
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movement of people who are united by their desire
to protect and promote human rights. There are
more than 1,100,000 members and subscribers in
more than 150 countries and territories, with
thousands of local groups in more than 80
countries in Africa, the Americas, Asia/Pacific,
Europe and the Middle East. As an individual
member or part of a local group, you will be
encouraged to participate in many types of
activities -- from sending a postcard to
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your country. If there is no Amnesty
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headquarters, or write to: Amnesty
International, International Secretariat, 1
Easton Street, London WC1X 8DJ, United Kingdom.
amnesty international website
an extensive list of
other amnesty websites + human rights related websites
are available at this website
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