Peter Benenson,

Current Amnesty campaigns

Anti Death penalty

Freedom of expression

And many more...

ACAT

Association of Christians for the Abolition of Torture founded in 1974 objectives are the eradication of torture worldwide, defense and support people tortured

Created after an amnesty campaign in 1974

Achievements

*Amnesty foundation

*ACAT

*Celiac Disease group

Biography

Born on July 31, 1921

London, England

Died on February 25, 2005(aged 83)

Oxford, England

British lawyer

Founder of Amnesty International

Received the Pride of Britain Award for Lifetime Achievement.

All of these aspects of the world Benenson lived in changed his living in many ways. However, his early influences also forged the man he was.

Historical Background

Celiac Disease group

*Wars

*Injustices

*Prison System

Founded a group to aid victims of celiac disease - a faulty absorption of gluten in the intestines - which he had.

Injustices

-Racism

-Women conditions

-Death penalty

-Prisoners of Conscience

Prison Systems

Even now, there is some places in the world where the prison systems are unbelievably horrible. Before the sixties, it was even worse!

Prisoners of Conscience

refer to anyone imprisoned because of their race, religion, or political views. It also refers to those who have been imprisoned and/or persecuted for the non-violent expression of their conscientiously held beliefs.

-Term created by Benenson-

Released Prisoners

Since many years, Amnesty is fighting again and again to release tons of prisoners of conscience.

Wars

He helped in two wars:

Spanish Civil War:

"relief fund for children orphaned"

World War II:

"Decrypt german cyphers "

Human rights friendly school

-An Amnesty project for all schools in the world.

-Help kids to learn about the importance of human rights.

-Lot of projects to change the students' minds.

-ESCJ is a great example of one of these schools.

The man behind Amnesty

-movement of people fighting justice and promoting rights. -150 contries -help those whose rights have been violated

Created in july 1961 in London

defend freedom of expression

protect women’s rights

abolish the death penalty

demand justice for crimes against humanity

demand corporate accountability where companies have abused people’s rights

Peter Benenson

The man who fought for human rights

How he created Amnesty

-1960, two students were arrested for raising a toast to freedom

-Peter Benenson wrote the forgotten prisoners

-July 1961 Amenesty internal was created

Legacy

*Human rights friendly school

*Amnesty campaigns

*Released prisoners

Conclusion

Peter Benenson was an incredible man!

His work is now helping thousands of people in more than a hundred countries!

PETER BENENSON