Ginetta Sagan

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Ginetta Sagan was an Italian-born human rights activist and Holocaust survivor renowned for her work with Amnesty International in defending political prisoners and opposing torture worldwide.

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instanceOf Amnesty International activist
Holocaust survivor
Italian American
human rights activist
affiliation Amnesty International
awardReceived Amnesty International USA Ginetta Sagan Fund (named in her honor)
Bruno Kreisky Award for Services to Human Rights
Italian Gold Medal for Civil Valor
Presidential Medal of Freedom
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award
birthName Ginetta Moroni
causeOfFame campaigns against torture
campaigns for political prisoners
leadership in Amnesty International USA
citizenship Italy
United States of America
countryOfBirth Italy
countryOfDeath United States of America
dateOfBirth 1925-06-01
dateOfDeath 2000-08-25
detainedBy Fascist authorities in Italy
familyName Sagan
fieldOfWork anti-torture advocacy
human rights
prisoners of conscience
gender female
givenName Ginetta
honoredBy Amnesty International USA
President Bill Clinton
linked to: Bill Clinton
languageSpoken English
Italian
movement human rights movement
notableFor defending political prisoners
opposing torture worldwide
work with Amnesty International
occupation human rights activist
lecturer
organizer
participatedIn Italian Resistance
placeOfBirth Milan
placeOfDeath Atherton, California
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Atherton, California
San Francisco Bay Area
spouse Leonard Sagan
subjectOf New York Times obituary
biographical articles on human rights activism

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