Celebrate 50 years of human rights campaigning

Peter Benenson, the British lawyer who founded Amnesty International in 1961, rekindles the original candle on the movement's 20th anniversary, outside St Martin in the Fields Church, London, UK, May 1981. Copyright: Raoul Shade "If these feelings of disgust all over the world could be united into common action, something effective could be done."
Peter Benenson, Amnesty founder, 1961

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Amnesty was founded 50 years ago to fight for the fundamental right to freedom of expression and to combat abuses of people who dare to speak out. We hope these resources enable you to inspire a new generation to make a difference.

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