“The candle burns not for us, but for all those whom we failed to rescue from prison, who were shot on the way to prison, who were tortured, who were kidnapped, who 'disappeared'. That's what the candle is for.”

About Peter Benenson

Activist • British

Peter Benenson was a British lawyer, human rights activist, and the founder of Amnesty International. He launched the 'Appeal for Amnesty, 1961' after reading about two Portuguese students imprisoned for raising a toast...