Submitted by heidikat on Wed, 31/08/2005 - 00:05
The FREEDOM Festival is an annual national music festival that aims to raise funds and awareness of Amnesty International's work to promote and defend human rights programs worldwide.
This year's FREEDOM Festival is raising awareness for Amnesty International's global "Stop Violence Against Women" campaign. Specifically, this includes women's rights to freedom from violence, fear, discrimination and torture, as set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
These campaigns aim to draw attention to the obligations of governments and communities to stop violence against women in the broader pursuit of human rights. FREEDOM's focus in 2005 is specifically targeted at domestic violence in Australia.
