Mexico Trip Update - Asking President Calderón to End Feminicide

WITNESS Becky — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 06:19:02 -0700

WITNESS staffers Tamaryn Nelson and Rebecca Lichtenfeld travel to Mexico with musician and WITNESS founder Peter Gabriel to meet with Mexican President Felipe Calderón. The mission? Demand justice for Neyra Cervantes (see her story in Dual Injustice) call for an end to feminicide in Chihuahua and Ciudad Juarez. Follow Rebecca's series of posts about the trip here: http://hub.witness.org/blogs/rebecca-lichtenfeld

Art for Amnest Ambassador of Conscience Award

WITNESS Becky — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 07:53:44 -0700

The Ambassador of Conscience Award recognizes exceptional individual leadership and witness in the fight to protect and promote human rights.

The Award, inspired by a poem written for Amnesty International by Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney, aims to promote the work of Amnesty by association with the life, work and example of its 'Ambassadors' who have done so much to inspire and uplift.

Art for Amnesty, on behalf of Amnesty International, organizes the Award Ceremonies drawing on the generosity and inspiration of Artists and the Arts.

Art for Amnesty brings together artists of all disciplines and friends of Amnesty International to support the Organization's work.

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Mexico Trip Update - Asking President Calderón to End Feminicide

Art for Amnest Ambassador of Conscience Award