from Amnesty International Chicago Facebook pageMarch 24, 2015
"Inarguably, one of the greatest human rights leaders of our time is Harry Belafonte. Over the past weekend, he spoke on the celebrity panel at Amnesty International's Art for Amnesty event to encourage artists of all genres to stand up for the rights of others.
"Any violation of rights is a great violation," he told ESSENCE.com. "I see what young people are doing and how they're struggling for values and a level of existence that has in many instances eluded them. They're what makes the difference.""
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More article links:
- Harry Belafonte was awarded the 2013 Ambassador of Conscience Awards by Amnesty International. Click here for article.
- Harry Belafonte, Annie Lennox, Laura Poitras, Piper Kerman, Jesse Williams, and Nusrat Durrani to Re-launch Art for Amnesty at Amnesty International USA’s 50th Annual Gathering, Amnesty International USA, March 3, 2015.
