In 1961 the lawyer Peter Benenson took a quiet moment in St Martin’s to reflect on two students being imprisoned in Portugal for drinking a toast to freedom, and from the pews of the church the idea of Amnesty International was born. At a time of extreme vulnerability to voracious predators of the new world order, to ethnic cleansing, and multiple crimes against humanity, the Secretary General of Amnesty International makes the case for the assertion of Human Rights.
Chaired by Sam Wells.
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At a time of extreme vulnerability to voracious predators of the new world order, to ethnic cleansing, and multiple crimes against humanity, the Secretary General of Amnesty International makes the case for the assertion of Human Rights.
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