Amnesty International Trivia Quiz

Answer: The Observer

Benenson was outraged when news broke that two Portuguese students had been sent to prison simply for drinking a toast to "Freedom". His article of protest, published in The Observer newspaper on May 28th, 1961, sparked a campaign, originally planned for a year, aimed at drawing governmental attention worldwide to "forgotten prisoners."

"Amnesty 1961" began to spread within six months, and went on to become the major international movement we know today. The name "Amnesty International" was formally adopted in 1962.

For more information about Amnesty International and their work, visit
http://www.amnesty.org/

Answer: Sean MacBride

Sean MacBride (1904 - 1988) was a highly respected Irish human rights advocate. He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1974, and the Lenin Peace Prize in 1980. Although born in Paris, he always considered himself Irish through and through. He was considered instrumental in obtaining European acceptance of the Human Rights Convention.

Answer: Prisoner of conscience

Perhaps the most famous prisoner of conscience in the world is Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of the Myanmar (Burma) National League for Democracy. She has spent almost all of her time since 1989 under house arrest in Myanmar, and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991.

Her children, who reside in the UK, accepted her prize on her behalf and she used it to found a trust to provide health care and education for deprived people in Myanmar.

Answer: Candle and barbed wire

The logo consists of a black outline of a lit candle with a spiral of barbed wire around it on a white background.

Answer: Fifteen

The ultimate aim of Amnesty International is to stop children being enlisted in armed service anywhere in the world. Nobody knows the exact number of children who are either coerced or cajoled into the forces, but in at least 85 countries worldwide, child soldiers have been documented in conflict situations. Some of these children are under 10 years of age.

Answer: Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela was given the award of Ambassador of Conscience in November 2006. His acceptance address spoke out against poverty, particularly child poverty, in South Africa and across the world. In 2005, the award went to the rock band U2.

Answer: Internally Displaced Persons

An 'Internally Displaced Person' is a refugee who has fled from one part of their home country to another. They have not crossed an international border, although many later do so and become refugees. One major problem is that IDPs are often from groups that are not protected by the current government and their rights are often ignored.

According to Amnesty International, most IDPs are in Asia and Africa, and there are an estimated 25.8 million of them worldwide.

Answer: Women

The White Ribbon campaign aims to get people to wear a white ribbon to show that they are "committed to never commit, condone or remain silent about violence against women."
For more information about White Ribbon, visit http://www.whiteribboncampaign.co.uk/

Answer: Jean-Pierre Hocke

Swiss Jean-Pierre Hocke was the UNHCR from 1986 - 1989.

Answer: John Lennon

The album was titled "Make Some Noise: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur" and featured 28 songs written by John Lennon. Contributors included Green Day, REM and Snow Patrol. Between June and August 2007, the album sold 394,000 copies worldwide, and 97% of the monies raised from sales went to Amnesty International to fund their work in the Darfur region of Sudan.