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Fred Hampton (father) Akua Njeri (mother) Fred Hampton Jr. (born Alfred Johnson; December 29, 1969) is an American political activist, based in Chicago. He is the president and chairman of the Prisoners of Conscience Committee and the Black Panther Party Cubs. [1] He is the only child of Fred Hampton, the Black Panther Party leader assassinated ...
A prisoner of conscience ( POC) is anyone imprisoned because of their race, sexual orientation, religion, or political views. The term also refers to those who have been imprisoned or persecuted for the nonviolent expression of their conscientiously held beliefs. Most often associated with the human rights organisation Amnesty International ...
August 12, 2015 (aged 92) Nationality. American. Known for. Activism, being falsely imprisoned. Martin Ramirez Sostre (March 20, 1923 – August 12, 2015) was an American activist known for his role in the prisoners' rights movement. He was recognized as a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International. [3]
Relatives of prisoners were forbidden to congregate outside the prison gates. [citation needed] Inside the prison, cell blocks were isolated from each other and cleared of radios and televisions. Places where prisoners gathered communally, such as lecture halls, workshops, infirmaries, were all closed down and inmates were confined to their cells.
Aung San Suu Kyi was an Amnesty International -recognized prisoner of conscience from 1989 to 1995, from 2000 to 2002, and from 2003 to 2010. [67] Phyo Phyo Aung [68] Hkun Htun Oo.
amnesty.org. Amnesty International (also referred to as Amnesty or AI) is an international non-governmental organisation focused on human rights, with its headquarters in the United Kingdom. The organisation says it has more than ten million members and supporters around the world. [1]
In 2009, he was sentenced to eight years in prison by the Tehran Revolutionary Court. During his imprisonment, Amnesty International, Reporters Without Borders and the Committee for the Protection of Journalists called journalist Said Matinpour a prisoner of conscience and demanded his unconditional release. He was released on August 26, 2015.
Parole et Action pour le Réveil des Consciences et l'Evolution des Mentalités. Faustin Ndikumana (born 1970) is a Burundian economist and anti-corruption activist. In February 2012, he was detained for two weeks on charges of making "false declarations", leading Amnesty International to designate him a prisoner of conscience. [1]