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5 quotes by Peter Benenson

Peter Benenson (31 July 1921 – 25 February 2005) was a British lawyer and the founder of human rights group Amnesty International (AI). In 2001, Benenson received the Pride of Britain Award for Lifetime Achievement.
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The candle burns not for us, but for all those whom we failed to rescue from prison, who were shot on the way to prison, who were tortured, who were... →

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Those who today still feel a sense of impotence can do something: they can support Amnesty International. They can help it to stand up for freedom... →

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Open your newspaper - any day of the week - and you will find a report from somewhere in the world of someone being imprisoned, tortured or executed... →

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Torture is banned but in two-thirds of the world's countries it is still being committed in secret. Too many governments still allow wrongful... →

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It's the publicity function of Amnesty that I think has made its name so widely known, not only to readers in the world, but to governments - and... →

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