Human Rights Demonstrations Planned Outside NYC Offices of Governments of Sri Lanka
(New York) -- More than 1000 Amnesty International activists, primarily students, from more than 10 states will converge in New York City on April 11 for a series of demonstrations at foreign consulates and United Nations (UN) missions to protest human rights abuses in Sri Lanka. The demonstrations are part of the 13th annual "Get on the Bus" (GOTB), organized by Amnesty International USA Group 133, of Somerville, MA.
Activists will call for Sri Lankan government to investigate and prosecute those responsible for the 2006 murder of journalist Subramaniyam Sugirdharajan. At least 10 media workers have been killed in Sri Lanka since the beginning of 2006
Get on the Bus is the largest volunteer-organized Amnesty International event in the country. The first event, in 1996, had 30 people; this year's demonstrations are expected to be the largest ever. For more information about Get On The Bus, please see: http://www.gotb.org/
WHO: Amnesty International activists from across the Northeast
WHEN: Friday, April 11, 2008
WHAT: Speakers Panel: St. Bartholomew' s Church, 109 E. 50th St, 11:00am-12:45pm
Demonstrations at:The Sri Lankan Mission to the UN: 41st St and 3rd Ave, 4:25pm-5:00pmSide Action: Indian Consulate: 64th St and 5th Ave, 1:05pm-1:40pm
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