Torture is banned but in two-thirds of the world's countries it is still being committed in secret. Too many governments still allow… — Peter Benenson Copy Share Image
Open your newspaper - any day of the week - and you will find a report from somewhere in the world of someone being… — Peter Benenson Copy Share Image
Pressure of opinion a hundred years ago brought about the emancipation of the slaves'. — Peter Benenson Copy Share Image
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 imprisonment,… — Peter Benenson Copy Share Image
The candle burns not for us, but for all those whom we failed to rescue from prison, who were shot on the way to… — Peter Benenson Copy Share Image
Its the publicity function of Amnesty that I think has made its name so widely known, not only to readers in the world, but… — Peter Benenson Copy Share Image
Once the concentration camps and the hell-holes of the world were in darkness. Now they are lit by the light of the Amnesty candle;… — Peter Benenson Copy Share Image
Those who today still feel a sense of impotence can do something: they can support Amnesty International. They can help it to stand up… — Peter Benenson Copy Share Image
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… — Peter Benenson Copy Share Image
