• Peter Benenson (born Peter James Henry Solomon; 31 July 1921 – 25 February 2005) was a British barrister, son of British army colonel, Harold Solomon,...
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  • The surname Benenson may refer to: Abram Salmon Benenson (1914–2003), American public health physician Charles Benenson (1913–2004), American real estate...
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  • and by world leaders. AI was founded in London in 1961 by the lawyer Peter Benenson. In what he called "The Forgotten Prisoners" and "An Appeal for Amnesty"...
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    Flora Solomon (redirect from Flora Benenson)
    instrumental in the exposure of British spy Kim Philby. She was the mother of Peter Benenson, founder of Amnesty International. She described her "personal trinity"...
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    Amnesty International, the term was coined by that organisation's founder Peter Benenson in a 28 May 1961 article ("The Forgotten Prisoners") for London newspaper...
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  • disguise the real grounds upon which 'non-conformists' are imprisoned." — Peter Benenson, "The Forgotten Prisoners", 28 May 1961. "Any person who is physically...
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  • friend of Peter Benenson, the primary founder of Amnesty International (AI). They discussed political, ethical and religious issues. Benenson described...
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    Slaughterhouse: Mass Hangings and Extermination at Sednaya Prison, Syria (PDF). Peter Benenson House, 1 Easton Street, London WC1X 0DW, UK: Amnesty International....
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  • London (in 1957). Frank Auerbach, artist, declined knighthood in 2003. Peter Benenson, founder of Amnesty International; was offered several times, but refused...
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    specialist film/TV sixth form academy Odeon Cinema, located on Holloway Road Peter Benenson House, headquarters of Amnesty International Sadler's Wells Theatre...
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    featured in Persecution 1961, a book by Peter Benenson that helped launch Amnesty International. In it, Benenson lauded her for refusing to cooperate with...
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    Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Nigel Fisher 27,719 52.64 Labour Peter Benenson 24,941 47.36 Majority 2,778 5.28 Turnout 52,660 84.98 Conservative hold...
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  • Benedict Mar Gregorios: Metropolitan Archbishop of Trivandrum, 1955–1994 Peter Benenson: founder of human rights group Amnesty International Robert Hugh Benson:...
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  • Rodney Bax, an Intelligence Corps captain in the Fusion Room, Hut 3. Peter Benenson, worked in the "Testery" (founder of Amnesty International) Ralph Bennett...
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    senior codebreaker Peter Hilton: codebreaker and mathematician Peter Benenson: codebreaker Peter Edgerley: codebreaker John Christie: codebreaker John Thompson:...
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  • victory in Kingston upon Hull North The "Harry" letters, written by Peter Benenson, founder of the international human rights group Amnesty International...
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    organisation Amnesty International, the brainchild of the lawyer and activist Peter Benenson.[citation needed] Marsh was born in 1950, near Oxford, where his father...
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    largest human rights organisation, Amnesty International, was founded by Peter Benenson in London in 1961. The British honours system is a means of rewarding...
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    of the Testery Peter Benenson — codebreaker John Christie — codebreaker Tom Colvill — general manager Peter Edgerley — codebreaker Peter Ericsson — shift-leader...
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  • businessman John Maynard Smith (1920–2004), evolutionary biologist Peter Benenson (1921–2005), founder of Amnesty International Fiennes Cornwallis, 3rd...
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  • biographies for children of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Raoul Wallenberg, Peter Benenson (founder of Amnesty International) and Eleanor Roosevelt. He also translated...
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  • Jewish family. He was the only son of Harold Solomon and Flora Benenson, Peter Benenson adopted his mother's maiden name later in life, reportedly in tribute...
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  • philosopher, writing on postmodern consumerism and liquid modernity. Peter Benenson (born Peter James Henry Solomon; 31 July 1921 – 25 February 2005) British...
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    August 9, 1970. "Marquis Biographies Online". Stone, Oliver and Kuznick, Peter, "The Untold History of the United States" (New York: Gallery Books, 2012)...
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    Archived 23 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine. The Independent. "Peter Benenson". The Independent. 28 February 2005. Archived from the original on 30...
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    Slaughterhouse: Mass Hangings and Extermination at Sednaya Prison, Syria (PDF). Peter Benenson House, 1 Easton Street, London WC1X 0DW, UK: Amnesty International....
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    Joel Benenson (born July 24, 1952) is an American pollster and consultant known for his role as a strategist for Barack Obama's 2008 and 2012 presidential...
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  • International in 1961 after his paper published "The Forgotten Prisoners" by Peter Benenson. He also voiced strong opposition to the apartheid policy of the white...
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  • Northern Syria" (PDF). Peter Benenson House. Archived from the original on 13 October 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2016. Behnstedt, Peter (2008). "Syria". In...
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    16 December 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2019. "Premios Peter Benenson 2015" [2015 Peter Benenson Awards] (in Spanish). Amnesty International Paraguay....
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