8/15/2019 Reading - Moral Dilemmas

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By lanoeies fernando de mena

READ THE TEXT AND ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.

Amnesty International

A British lawyer called Peter Benenson decided to found Amnesty Internationalone day in 1961 in the London underground when he read in the newspaper that twoPortuguese students had been arrested for toasting liberty and freedom. Heimmediately wrote an article announcing the launching of a one-year campaign called"Appeal for Amnesty". The object was to obtain amnesty for all political and religious

prisoners of conscience. Within a month more than a thousand people from variouscountries had sent in offers of practical help.

In 1977 Amnesty International was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and in 1978the UN Human Rights Prize. Today Amnesty International has over one millionmembers, supporters and subscribers. Lately, we have seen the eastern countriesintroduce, step by step, codes of human rights protecting their own citizens and

though, of course, there are very black spots in the world, nonetheless all over theglobe human rights is a word that is on every tongue.

Amnesty International is a worldwide movement independent of anygovernment, political persuasion or religious creed. It plays a specific role in theinternational protection of human rights. Amnesty International seeks the release of

prisoners of conscience; these are people detained for their beliefs, colour, sex, ethnicorigin, language or religion who have not used or advocated violence. AmnestyInternational works for fair and prompt trial for all political prisoners and on behalf of

political prisoners detained without charge or trial and, besides, it opposes the deathpenalty and torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment ofall prisoners without reservation.

SAY WHETHER THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS ARE TRUE OR FALSE. QUOTE

FROM THE TEXT TO JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWER:

1. Peter Benenson's job had nothing to do with the law.2. The reason why he decided to found Amnesty International was an article he read in1961.3. He immediately made public his intention to start a campaign that would last oneyear.4. In less than a month over 1000 British people had offered to help.5. 16 years after its foundation Amnesty International got the Nobel Peace Prize.6. There are more than one million people cooperating with Amnesty International in

one way or another.7. The eastern countries, however, have not yet introduced any laws on human rights.8. Amnesty International is an international organisation which does not depend onany government, political ideas or religion.9. Prisoners of conscience are sent to prison because of their race, religious beliefs,etc.10. Amnesty International supports the death penalty.

MAKE A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE TEXT (25 TO 50 WORDS)

WRITE A COMPOSITION ON THE TOPIC RACISM IN SPAIN (80 TO 120

WORDS)