June 23, 2006
'Keepers of the Flame: Understanding Amnesty International'
When Peter Benenson started Amnesty International, it was "to rekindle a fire in the minds of men." The British lawyer's Appeal for Amnesty, issued in May 1961, looked for a "common bond upon which the idealists of the world can cooperate."
He found it in "forgotten prisoners." Amnesty International's single-minded attention to "prisoners of conscience" created a vast store of moral authority over the years, notes Stephen Hopgood. Accumulating and protecting that authority has led to
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