Prisoner of Conscience (POC)

A Prisoner of Conscience (POC) is a prisoner who was imprisoned because of their race, sexual orientation, religion, or political views.

• Context:
  • They can (typically) be a Civil Rights Activist.
  • ...
• Example(s):
  • Khalida Jarrar.
  • Aung San Suu Kyi.
  • Liu Xiaobo.
  • Nelson Mandela (1918-2013).
  • Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948).
  • Martin Luther King, Jr.(1929-1968).
  • …
• Counter-Example(s):
  • a Violent Prisoner.
  • an Assassinated Person.
• See: Non-Violent Civil Disobedience, Civil Rights NGO.

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2023

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  • Q: who are some examples of prisoners of conscious?
  • A: There are many individuals who have been labeled as "prisoners of conscience" by various organizations and groups. These are individuals who have been imprisoned or detained for their beliefs, opinions, or actions, which are perceived as being in opposition to the government or ruling authorities. Some examples of prisoners of conscience include:
    • Aung San Suu Kyi: A Burmese politician and human rights activist who was placed under house arrest for over 15 years for her pro-democracy activism in Myanmar.
    • Liu Xiaobo: A Chinese writer, literary critic, and human rights activist who was imprisoned for his pro-democracy activism in China.
    • Nelson Mandela: A South African anti-apartheid revolutionary and politician who was imprisoned for 27 years for his activism against the government's segregationist policies.
    • Mahatma Gandhi: An Indian independence activist who was imprisoned for his non-violent resistance to British rule in India.
    • Martin Luther King Jr.: An American Baptist minister and civil rights activist who was imprisoned for his activism against segregation and racial discrimination in the United States.

2016

• (Wikipedia, 2016) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/prisoner_of_conscience Retrieved:2016-10-5.
  • Prisoner of conscience (POC) is a term coined by Peter Benenson in a 28 May 1961 article ("The Forgotten Prisoners") for the London Observer newspaper. Most often associated with the human rights organisation Amnesty International, the term can refer to anyone imprisoned because of their race, sexual orientation, religion, or political views. It also refers to those who have been imprisoned and/or persecuted for the non-violent expression of their conscientiously held beliefs.

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