FRANCE: AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL HOLDS BENEFIT CONCERT TO CELEBRATE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS

Record ID: 388062

  • Title: FRANCE: AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL HOLDS BENEFIT CONCERT TO CELEBRATE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
  • Date: 12th December 1998
  • Summary: (REUTERS) SOUNDBITE (English) SHANIA TWAIN SAYING: "The whole purpose behind this sort've event is, that everybody on the show has a high profile, it brings a higher profile to the cause. People are going to come of course in the big part to be entertained and to see great artists, but what's going to happen is that they're going to go away with a better awareness of purp
  • Embargoed: 27th December 1998 12:00
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  • Location: PARIS, FRANCE
  • Country: France
  • Topics: Entertainment,General,Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA5SFZKWT17LJD9CUZNV9DJKXXZ
  • Story Text: Internationally known musicians, including Alanis Morrisette, Peter Gabriel and Bruce Springsteen, joined Amnesty International for a benefit concert Thursday (December 10, 1998) night in Paris to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
    Musicians and human rights activists celebrated the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by flexing their own rights - the right to sing, dance and make music.
    Amnesty International's "The Struggle Continues" human rights concert at Bercy stadium in Paris Thursday (December 10, 1998) night featured a line-up of such famous names as Alanis Morrisette, Peter Gabriel, Bruce Springsteen, Tracy Chapman and Radiohead.
    The concert came after three days of celebration and discussion to mark the anniversary of the document, which was signed 50 years ago in Paris.Chapman, Gabriel, Springsteen and Youssou n'Dour delivered their own version of Bob Marley's "Stand up for you rights," setting the 7 hour concert on a roll.
    Many of the artists are personally involved in campaigning for human rights, including Peter Gabriel and Tracy Chapman, who performed in the first Amnesty International human rights concert ten years ago.Canadian singer Shania Twain has her own charity which helps feed hungry children.
    The Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibet, was on hand to greet the audience with warm words and hopes for the future of human rights.In between acts, enormous screens broadcast Amnesty International videos, urging the audience to bring home their message.
    The name of the concert, "The Struggle Continues," is derived from the final words of human rights activist Ken Sara-Wiwa, who died in a Nigerian prison.
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