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Peter Gabriel crowd surfing at the Human Rights Now! concert in Aofferjan, Ivory Coast on October 9, 1988. The concert took place at Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny and also featured performances by Youssou N'Dour and Sting.
The Human Rights Now! tour was a series of concerts organized by Amnesty International to raise awareness of human rights and the plight of political prisoners. The tour took place in 1988, the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The tour included performances by many artists, including:
Peter Gabriel
Sting
Tracy Chapman
Youssou N'Dour
Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band
U2
Bryan Adams
Lou Reed
Joan Baez
The Neville Brothers
At each concert location, artists and Amnesty leaders held press conferences to discuss human rights. Concertgoers were also given copies of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in their language and were encouraged to sign the Declaration.
