Persecution 1961
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Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
In 1961, a single newspaper article — Peter Benenson's The Forgotten Prisoners — ignited a global movement, and Persecution 1961 stands as its manifesto. This urgent Penguin Special documents the harrowing realities faced by political prisoners around the world, presenting case studies of individuals imprisoned, tortured, or silenced for their beliefs, race, or religion at a time when the Cold War divided nations and human rights were routinely sacrificed at the altar of ideology. Benenson, the founder of Amnesty International, writes with the moral clarity and righteous conviction of a man who believed that ordinary people, armed with nothing more than a pen and a conscience, could challenge the machinery of state repression. Persecution 1961 is not merely a historical document — it is the founding text of the modern human rights movement, a testament to the power of bearing witness, and a sobering reminder that the struggle for basic dignity is never truly finished.
Author: Peter Benenson
Format: Paperback
Published: 1961, Penguin Special
Genre: Politics & law
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
In 1961, a single newspaper article — Peter Benenson's The Forgotten Prisoners — ignited a global movement, and Persecution 1961 stands as its manifesto. This urgent Penguin Special documents the harrowing realities faced by political prisoners around the world, presenting case studies of individuals imprisoned, tortured, or silenced for their beliefs, race, or religion at a time when the Cold War divided nations and human rights were routinely sacrificed at the altar of ideology. Benenson, the founder of Amnesty International, writes with the moral clarity and righteous conviction of a man who believed that ordinary people, armed with nothing more than a pen and a conscience, could challenge the machinery of state repression. Persecution 1961 is not merely a historical document — it is the founding text of the modern human rights movement, a testament to the power of bearing witness, and a sobering reminder that the struggle for basic dignity is never truly finished.