Human Rights Now! was a worldwide tour of twenty benefit concerts on behalf of Amnesty International that took place over six weeks in 1988. Held not to raise funds but to increase awareness of both the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on its 40th anniversary and the work of Amnesty International, the shows featured Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Sting, Peter Gabriel, Tracy Chapman, and Youssou N'Dour, plus guest artists from each of the countries where concerts were held.
Human Rights Now!
Opening stages of the 19 September show at Philadelphia's JFK Stadium.
Human Rights Now! Tour booklet.
Lighters came out for songs such as Peter Gabriel's "Biko" that amplified the themes of the tour.
A benefit concert or charity concert is a type of musical benefit performance featuring musicians, comedians, or other performers that is held for a charitable purpose, often directed at a specific and immediate humanitarian crisis.
Live 8, a large, international series of benefit concerts staged in 2005
The Concert For Bangladesh (1971), the first modern, large-scale benefit concert
Bob Geldof, who led the Live Aid event in 1985