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Read through The GCSE RE Site's Human Rights page. Note down and learn Biblical and Church teaching.
Amnesty International campaigns to free all prisoners of conscience; ensure fair and prompt trials for political prisoners; abolish the death penalty, torture and other cruel treatment of prisoners; end political killings and "disappearances"; and oppose human rights abuses by opposition groups. For more information on Human Rights issues, visit the Amnesty International website (they also have a UK site)
This is the sort of question you might be asked [1996 Q4]:
Describe how and explain why some Christians have been involved in assisting prisoners of conscience. [7]
Try answering the following [1997 Q4]:
(b) Explain how and why Christians might support the rights of prisoners of conscience. [7]
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A definition of the term 'Prisoner of Conscience' from Amnesty International:
People who are imprisoned, detained or otherwise physically restricted because of their political, religious or other conscientiously-held beliefs or because of their ethnic origin, sex, colour, or language and who have not used or advocated violence are considered by Amnesty International to be prisoners of conscience.