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2019

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who won the Amnesty International ‘Ambassadors of Conscience’ award for the year 2019 along with the ‘Fridays for Future youth movement’?
A
Greta Thunberg
B
Jillian Marsh
C
Maria Gunnoe
D
Annie Leonard
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg and the Fridays for Future youth movement received Amnesty International’s ‘Ambassadors of Conscience’ award on Monday for their work highlighting the need for urgent action to avert climate disaster.

Detailed explanation-2: -Greta Thunberg has been presented with the 2019 Ambassador of Conscience Award by Amnesty International USA. The ceremony took place on Monday.

Detailed explanation-3: -Amnesty’s commitment to longterm campaigning delivers results and saves lives. Our work over several decades helped to secure an international Arms Trade Treaty in 2013, the International Criminal Court in 2002, and a global convention against torture in 1984.

Detailed explanation-4: -Amnesty International is a global movement of more than 10 million people who take injustice personally. We are campaigning for a world where human rights are enjoyed by all. We are funded by members and people like you. We are independent of any political ideology, economic interest or religion.

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