Prisoner of conscience

Prisoner of Conscience (POC) is a term coined by Amnesty International, the global human rights group. Prisoner of Conscience refers to anyone imprisoned for the race, religion, color, language, sexual-preference, or belief (so long as they have not used or advocated violence).

Amnesty International has, since its founding, pressured governments (such as the State of Israel) to release such Prisoners of Conscience.