Peter Benenson

GPTKB entity

Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Human
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:Amnesty_International
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Oxford
gptkbp:awards gptkb:United_Nations_Prize_in_the_Field_of_Human_Rights
gptkbp:birthDate 1921-09-01
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:deathDate 2005-02-25
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Oxford,_England
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Peter Benenson
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Amnesty_International
International human rights law
Human rights movement
Social justice movements
Civil liberties advocacy
Humanitarian organizations
Non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
Global human rights policies
gptkbp:knownFor Advocating for political prisoners
Founding_Amnesty_International
gptkbp:nationality British
Jewish
gptkbp:notableAlumni Prisoners of conscience
gptkbp:notableWork The Forgotten Prisoners
The_Amnesty_International_Report
gptkbp:occupation Human rights activist
Lawyer
gptkbp:releaseYear 1961
gptkbp:spouse Marjorie_Benenson