"Young people have an innate sense of what’s fair and not fair. I think that they get that really easily and can be really brilliant campaigners.”
Jo Cobley, head of the Education and Student Team at Amnesty is clear on the reasons the international charity launched its Youth Group programme more than 20 years ago.
Youth group member Jack Owen also sees clear benefits: “It gives you a greater understanding of the world and of world affairs. You get a lot more confidence to make things happen. (From our youth group) many went on to become active members of the student body. They got really good at approaching people and being a friendly face.”
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