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 kidnapped, who "disappeared". That's what the candle is for — 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
