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| Penfold | Sunday, 28. June 2009, 16:41 |
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I think it tragic that Amnesty International has lost its direction. I was, as I suspect many of you were a great supporter of their work. As secretary to the our branch of the NUS (National Union of Students) in the late 70's, while studying Hotel and Catering management, I resigned when out of the blue I received leaflets from National HQ. These stated that the NUS backed a woman’s right to choose and Troops out of Northern Ireland. I was not sure which annoyed me most the causes I was being asked to back or the fact that the NUS had been high jacked by a professional leadership who were peddling a political agenda that did nothing for the welfare of the student's they were meant to represent. I was subject to harassment and told I was no longer entitled to student discounts or railcards and many other benefits the NUS claimed were perks of membership of their Union. Fortunately I had friends who were studying law and they were able to ensure that my rights as a student were respected and were not dependent upon my membership of the Union. I think that a similar takeover of the leadership has occurred with Amnesty International and it sickens me that what was once a powerful voice for the rights of prisoners, such as those detained in Guantanamo Bay, has been discredited and split and have serious suspicions that the very people who benefit from imprisoning the innocent are being served by the deviation in policy and principles now corrupting Amnesty International. It could not be defeated from without so it is being corrupted from within. There is a lesson for the church and indeed all Christians here. |
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