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Amnesty internationalfrances lincoln, 2015 all royalties donated to amnesty international. Last year alone, amnesty international helped free 153 people who were wrongfully imprisoned because of who they are or what they believe and we changed laws in dozens of countries on refugees, reproductive rights, lgbt equality, free speech, the. No outsiders book list eyfs year 6 nansen primary school. Childrens literature can highlight important ideas, as dreams of freedom. Report from amnesty international to the government of the syrian arab republic 1983 pdf at amnesty international. Dreams of freedom by amnesty international amnesty. Dreams of freedom 9781847804532 by amnesty international. Amnesty international has 232 books on goodreads with 1972 ratings.
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