A Timeline of Human Rights
(Under Construction)
May 28,
1961
Amnesty International created
Filed under: NGOs
British lawyer Peter Benenson on this day published an article appealing for amnesty for two Portugese students who had been arrested for drinking a toast to freedom. The article sparked the start of AI.
In July, delegates to an international meeting determined to found “a permanent international movement in defence of freedom of opinion and religion.”