Amnesty International founder dies

Peter Benenson, the founder of the international human rights organization Amnesty International, died Friday at age 83.

"The man who lit the fuse of the human rights revolution died this week, having refused all honours and leaving behind him a world changed by the countless protests and petitions he championed."

Other information can be found:

• from the British Broadcasting Corporation
• from Amnesty International headquarters in the UK

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