Amnesty volunteers in New Zealand collected signatures for a petition focusing on violence against women © Amnesty International
By Lucy Macnamara, Demand Dignity Campaign Co-ordinator at Amnesty International
Amnesty International has rejoined U2 on their 360° tour! Having travelled with them through Europe, this time round we’re down under, here in Auckland, New Zealand for a couple of shows before heading to Australia.
Of course, the biggest and most fantastic news since the last show in Rome is that Aung San Suu Kyi has been released! Amnesty members, together with many people and organizations around the world have played a big part in building pressure for this to happen, as have U2 themselves.
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U2 announce Daw Aung San Suu Kyi award. Dublin, 27 July 2009. © Press Association
By Benjamin Zawacki, Amnesty International researcher on Myanmar
I arrived back in Bangkok this afternoon with ears still ringing but most of the jet-lag cancelled out by nearly back-to-back return flights. “Nearly”, because in between were some of the most memorable moments of my almost two years as Amnesty’s Myanmar specialist and almost 20 years as one of U2’s most devoted fans.
On their massive “360 Degrees” tour in their hometown of Dublin on Monday night, U2 announced that Daw Aung San Suu Kyi had been recognized with Amnesty International’s Ambassador of Conscience Award for 2009. Hearing this was gratifying, but hearing—and seeing—what came next, was enough to stir the conscience as well as the senses.
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