Amnesty International says it will extend the promotion of its "Demand Dignity" campaign at stadiums on the European leg of U2's concert tour.
The organization sent representatives to talk to concertgoers at the Irish rock band's Aug. 6 gig in Turin, Italy.
Amnesty volunteers will be on hand at upcoming concerts to give fans the chance to join its campaign, which aims to end the human rights violations that fuel global poverty, the group said.
"The 'Demand Dignity' campaign hopes to rally support for as (long as) the fight for human rights continues. It is time for states to wake up and take action to meet the goals that could lift the world's poorest people out of poverty," Salil Shetty, Amnesty International's secretary general, said in a statement Thursday. "U2's support gives us a chance to engage with a massive audience across all ages."
U2 was awarded Amnesty's Ambassador of Conscience Award in 2005 for its efforts in the cause of global human rights.
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