Peter Benenson
British lawyer and human rights activist (1921–2005)
Peter Benenson (born Peter James Henry Solomon; 31 July 1921 – 25 February 2005) was a British barrister, human rights activist and the founder of the human rights group Amnesty International (AI); a global movement that claims to have more than 10 million members in over 150 countries and territories, who campaign to end abuses on human rights and to secure the release of political prisoners.2
From Wikipedia’s article on Peter Benenson (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Born Jul 31, 1921, died Feb 25, 2005.1
About
He refused all honours for most of his life, but in his 80s, largely to please his family, he accepted the Pride of Britain Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2001. In the 1980s, he became the chairman of Association of Christians Against Torture. Also, in the 1990s Peter Benenson organized aid for Romanian orphans. He also founded a group to aid victims of celiac disease which he had.
From Wikipedia’s article on Peter Benenson, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2
Companies
- Amnesty InternationalFounder3
Links
Sources
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- 1WikidataPeter Benenson on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaPeter Benenson on Wikipedia
- 3WikidataAmnesty International, Founder
- 4Wikimedia CommonsPeter Benenson photo by Olga Berrios, CC BY 2.0