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13/04/11

Amnesty International 50 years - many events planned for the anniversary

Zurich, April 11, 2011. In 1961 a British lawyer to a campaign for the forgotten prisoners. 50 years later, attended by more than 3 million activists. Amnesty International human rights protection. The prelude to the anniversary, the General Assembly, 16-17. April in Solothurn. Among the guests for the first time Salil Shetty, the new secretary general of the international movement. He speaks of the great challenges of human rights work in the 21 Century.

Amnesty makes history: The May 28, 2011 celebrating the biggest human rights organization's 50th Birthday. Kick-off for various events in the anniversary year, the General Assembly on 16 and 17 April. More than 200 of the 50,000 nationals of Amnesty in Switzerland, is expected to Solothurn.

In the General Assembly also Salil Shetty, the new Secretary General of the International participated. With Shetty at the head of Amnesty International will be more committed to economic, social and cultural rights. As the human rights situation in Switzerland is to be assessed, illuminated Manon Schick. She is from March 1, 2011, the new Executive Secretary of the Swiss section of Amnesty.

Other speakers include writer Peter Bichsel, Professor Walter Kälin, director of the Swiss Centre of Competence for Human Rights, the Algerian Rachid Mesli, director of the Foundation Alkarama to defend human rights in Arab countries, human rights defenders Norma Cruz, Justine Masika Guatemala and the Congo Republic.

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