Witness History: Archive 2011 - Amnesty at 50
It is half a century since the launch of the human rights group Amnesty International.
Over the years it has highlighted thousands of cases where people have been imprisoned without trial.
Maria was a teenager in jail in Uruguay when she was helped by one of its early letter-writing campaigns.
(Photo: Maria today)
Published on Thursday, 26th May 2011.
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