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Matthew Bannister tells the story of Amnesty International 50 years after it founded and discusses its future on the world stage.

Matthew Bannister tells the story of Amnesty International at 50, and discusses its future on the world stage.

He examines the position it currently holds in the field of global human rights, and assesses the international influence its many campaigns, and both Nobel and UN prizes, have brought it.

In part one, Matthew asks how Amnesty has succeeded since its creation 50 years ago, and examines how the organisation was born and what it originally set out to achieve.

He talks to early volunteers and researchers to discover how Amnesty set out to be a pioneer, both in the field of human rights, and in the methods it has developed as a charitable campaigner on a global stage.

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23 minutes

Last on

Sun 18 Sep 2011 13:05GMT

Broadcasts

  • Tue 13 Sep 2011 08:05GMT
  • Tue 13 Sep 2011 12:05GMT
  • Tue 13 Sep 2011 15:05GMT
  • Tue 13 Sep 2011 19:05GMT
  • Wed 14 Sep 2011 01:05GMT
  • Sun 18 Sep 2011 13:05GMT