Ald - Wednesday, October 12, 1983 - North Shore News

Amnesty pleads case of symbolic 10
during Prisoner of Conscience Week

MAYOR MARILYN
Baker proclaimed Oc-
tober 17 to 23 Prisoner
of Conscience Week in
the District of North
Vancouver, Tuesday.
On hand to receive the
proclamation from
Mayor Baker were Lois
Graham-Cumming and
John Richmond, Co-
chairpersons of Anmes-
ty International’s
Group in North
Vancouver.

The local event is part of
the world-wide human rights

Organization’s annual
Prisoners of Conscience
Week. Amnesty I[nterna-

tional members observe the
week on behalf of people in
prison for the non-violent ex-
pression of their opinions or
the peaceful practice of their
religion, or for their color,

sex, ethnic origin or
language.
This year, Prisoners of

Conscience Week is devoted
to men and women who have
been punished by _ their
governments for promoting
human rights. Special ap-
peals are being organized on
behalf of 10 people chosen to
represent all human rights ac-
livists In prison.

‘*These people have com-
mitted no crime,”’ said Rich-
mond. *‘All they have done is
peacefully insist that their
governments respect basic
human rights. Their rewards

More than
books at
the library

THERE ARE
reasons for

PLENTY. of
going to North
Vancouver City Library,
greal novels, obscure your
nals, valuable ceference
books and Polaroid instant
cameras that you can borrow
tree of charge

What are cameras doing at
the pubhe hbrary?

“As of today, they re part
of our

crculating collec

ion,” said Library Oise tor
Joc Lavery “fake our
books, Magazines and

records, they re here for the
public to enjoy

The local Ubrary as) par
Gotpating a “Cheek Phas
Out) a program that pro

vides free instant Cameras to
publ libraries
The cameras are
Sun senies
feature beassbe as chectrcrrrns
flash and use high speed col
or film

throughout
© anada

from the which

According to Polaroid
Publ Relathons Manager
Anna Dowbigain, the idea of
borrowing a camera from tbe
library isn’t as unusual as of
mury sccm
wide

“babtanics offer ia
variety of service amd

matcrals to ther patrons -

she sani Clnstant cameras
natural for oan
tnfotmation oaented Ciacshiey
like the public library |

At Notth Vancourser City
library, anyone who holds a
valid adult library card may

are a

borrow a camera for up te

two weeks Patrons mvs

supply thera own filin

have been harassment, tor-
ture and long prison terms,
often without trial. In some
cases they have been tortured
or have ‘disappeared’. We
feel it is Our duty to speak out
for these people, just as they
spoke out for other victims of
human rights violations.’’
During Prisoner of Cons-

These

special

sale prices

in effect until
October 26,

or while stocks
last. Catalogue’
prices see
page 30.

cence Week members of
Amnesty International on the
North Shore will be handing
out leaflets describing these
prisoners of conscience and
circulating petitions on their
behalf.

A special information cen-
tre will be set up in Park
Royal on Thursday, Oct. 20,

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and individuals will have the
opportunity to sign petitions.
Leaflets ask people to write
letters appealing for the
release of the 10 prisoners
chosen for Prisoner of Cons-
cience Week.

In addition to publicizing
the cases of imprisoned
human rights activists, North

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Shore members of Amnesty
International will be asking
for signatures for an Appeal
for a Universal Amnesty for
all prisoners of conscience.
Amnesty International in-
tends to collect over a milhon
Signatures worldwide by
Human Rights Day on Dec.

The appeal was originally
Suggesied by Nobel Laureate
Andrei Sakharov, who
described the idea of a world-
wide anmesty as an
‘“‘apolitical, humanitarian
step of histonc significance.”’
The Appeal! will be presented
to the United Nauions in the
first week of December.

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