September 10, 2008 14:28

U2's The Edge presents Peter Gabriel with human rights award

The former Genesis singer receives the award in London

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U2 guitarist The Edge presented Peter Gabriel with Amnesty International's 2008 Ambassador of Conscience award at a ceremony at the Hard Rock Cafe in London today (September 10).

The award was given to Gabriel in recognition of his work for human rights. The Edge is a past winner, as is Nelson Mandela and Mary Robinson.

Anmesty International announced that they will be organising gigs all over the world, to take place between September 10 and Human Rights Day on December 10.

The line-up for the gigs, billed as the Small Places Tour, has not been announced yet.

Accepting the award, Peter Gabriel said: "It was through the tours for Amnesty International that I first met many people around the world engaged in human rights work.

"It was these people and their extraordinary stories of suffering and courage that I found impossible to walk away from, so the Ambassador of Conscience award means a great deal to me."