Most of us assume basic human rights such as freedom of speech, belonging to political parties and joining Trade Unions. But all over the world people are being harassed. imprisoned, tortured, exiled and even killed for such things. In this series John Tusa introduces people who have suffered under political repression.
Kofi Awoonor 's story is probably the happiest in the series. He is a Ghanaian poet who was in prison in 1975. To escape arrest a second time he fled to the West. realizing he could never return as long as General Acheampong remained in power. Soon after this programme was recorded Acheam
: pong's regime came to an end and KOFI AWOOKOR is now back in Ghana.
' Prison creates one of the best conditions for reflection ... It was a place for poetry and painful thought but it was also a place for hope.'
Consultant DAVID SIMPSON et Amnesty International
Human Rights Law adviser PAUL SIEGRART
. Producer INGRID DUFFELL
Series producer SHIRLEY DU BOULAY