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Amnesty takes legal action against retired barrister over foundation name
The human rights non-governmental organisation said it was with a “heavy heart” that it filed legal proceedings against Bill Shipsey, who founded Art for Amnesty in 2002
Amnesty International has taken legal action against a retired Irish barrister to require him to remove the word Amnesty from a fundraising programme he founded.
The human rights non-governmental organisation said it was with a “heavy heart” that it filed legal proceedings against Bill Shipsey, who founded Art for Amnesty, a global artist engagement and fundraising programme that was previously affiliated with Amnesty International.
The organisation said it filed the case to require Shipsey’s company ...