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I. Read the following text and answer the questions.

“It is better to light a

candle than to curse
the darkness.”

Facts:
! There are “prisoners of conscience” (people in prison because of their race,
religion, beliefs or lifestyle) in 30% of all countries.
! People don’t always have
freedom of speech in 60% of all
countries.
! Unfair trials take place in 35% of
all countries.

Amnesty International is an
international organization which fights for human rights across the world and it’s
working hard to wipe out shocking statistics like these.

In 1961, British lawyer Peter Benensen heard the story of two students who had
been imprisoned for seven years by a dictator for drinking a toast to freedom.
Benensen wrote a newspaper article calling for a campaign to protest against
people imprisoned all over the world because of their beliefs. The newspaper soon
started a year-long campaign. In July 1961, Benenson founded Amnesty
International. Later that year, on 10th December, Human Rights Day, the very first
Amnesty candle, which symbolizes hope, was lit in London.
Over the following decades, the organization grew and grew and by 1970, it had
helped gain the release of 2,000 prisoners of conscience. In 1978, Amnesty won
the Nobel Peace Prize for “outstanding contributions in the field of human rights”.

Amnesty International now has more than 3 million members and supporters in
about 150 countries. They carry out their campaigns in a variety of ways; they
organize concerts to raise support, they talk with victims, publish reports, and
inform the media about human rights abuses. From the beginning, though, it’s their
letter-writing campaigns that have been one of the most important parts of their
work. They encourage their members to send short, polite letters to governments
when someone’s rights are being abused.

Apart from continuing to fight for the freedom of prisoners of conscience, some of
Amnesty’s other projects include fighting against the use of child soldiers in war-
torn countries and improving living conditions for people living in extreme poverty.
Amnesty never stops trying to make the world a fairer place.

8. What is Amnesty International?

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9. What is the aim of the organization?

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10. Do you think that people in Colombia don’t have freedom of speech? Why give
an example.
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11. Explain the following statement. “It is better to lit a candle than to curse the
darkness”
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12. Do you think that the government should have given Amnesty to the
demobilized guerrillas? Why? Explain.
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13. How effective has amnesty in Colombia?
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14. How have demobilized guerrillas reincorporated to society?
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II. Read the following passage and choose the best answer.

The first recognizable policing force came into being in Rome when, in 6 AD,
Emperor Augustus divided the city into regions which were supervised by 7
squads of 1,000 men each. This force was not distinct from the Roman military,
but its tasks resembled those that urban police are faced with today, since
Rome was at the time inhabited by over one million citizens. But the police
force on which most subsequent police forces were modeled was the London
Metropolitan Police, established with the passing of a bill in Parliament by
Robert Peel in 1829. Metropolitan policemen patrolled the city streets
constantly and diligently, kept public order, contributed to the maintenance of
public amenities such as street lighting, and generally assisted the government
in the running of the community in whatever way was necessary. Although
“Bobbies” (so named after peel were not immediately popular and were often
seen as a potential infringement on civil liberties, their work resulted in a sharp
decline in crime rates and the overall structure and organization of the force
became the example from which New York city created the first police
department in the United States in 1844.
 A century and a half later, police work has adapted itself to changing social
circumstances several times. In most of the western world, police forces
operate within a thoroughly systematized framework and, apart from
maintaining public order, offer such services as surveillance of property or
individuals, personal protection, crime recording and analysis and missing
person cases investigation.

Investigative work in particular has made great progress during this century.
Laboratory research fist played an important role in the 1920s, when evidence
from the scenes of violent crimes began to be systematically collected and
examined for the purpose of identifying perpetrators. This work was largely
limited to the collection and examination of fingerprints. Modern crime
laboratories are equipped with such highly sophisticated scientific instruments
as photomicrographs, which can determine the kind of device a bullet was fired
with, and computerized photograph enhancers, which, by increasing the picture
resolution of an image, can reveal otherwise invisible details in photographs
and video stills. Crime scene evidence that was unusable a few decades ago,
such as paint from the surface of a car, shreds of clothing and human hair or
skin, can also be analyzed in modern police laboratories, providing additional
clues and evidence.

15. Which of the following statements is NOT true about the Roman policing force
organized by Emperor Augustus?
A. It was the precursor of the London Metropolitan Police.
B. It was a section of the Roman army.
C. It numbered 7,000 men.
D. Different squads supervised different territories.

16. Which of the following tasks were carried out by early Metropolitan policemen?
A. Replacing broken street lamps
B. Collection of evidence
C. Surveillance of individuals
D. Laboratory research

17. Why were early Metropolitan policemen “not immediately popular”?

A. They did not work hard enough
 B. They were too diligent
C. People were worried that the police would affect their lifestyle
D. People were worried that the police might encroach on their freedom

18. We can infer from the passage that the early London Metropolitan Police were
A. Too strict on people
B. Of little use to the city
C. A successful endeavor
D. Not as efficient as the New York City Police Department

19. Which of the following is a correct comparison between early and modern
police work?
A. Policemen are better educated today
B. Early police used to infringe on civil liberties
C. Modern police work is easier
D. Police work is more systematic today

20. Laboratory research

A. Began to be implemented early last century
B. Always provides additional evidence
C. Is concerned with violent crimes only
D. Was not systematic until it was computerized

21. What is a photomicrograph?

A. A device which identifies the perpetrator of a crime
B. A device which identifies the weapon used in shooting
C. A computerized photograph enhancer
D. A picture cell resolution enhancer

22. What are laws and why are they important

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23. What steps should be followed to have a fair trial?

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24. Instead of implementing death penalty in Colombia, what do you suggest to do
to fight corruption?
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