Activists honour Amnesty founder
Mr Benenson, who started the organisation in 1961, succumbed to a long illness at an Oxford hospital on Friday.
The Eton-educated lawyer has been praised as a “father of human rights” by key figures in the movement.
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SUBSCRIBEMr Benenson, who started the organisation in 1961, succumbed to a long illness at an Oxford hospital on Friday.
The Eton-educated lawyer has been praised as a “father of human rights” by key figures in the movement.
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