Amnesty International and Human Rights Activism in Postwar Britain, 1945-1977

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Tom Buchanan traces the development of the human rights movement in post-war Britain, examining its origins as a coalition of activists, the birth of Amnesty International in 1961 up to Amnesty's receipt of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1977, and how these activists were able to effect major changes in public and political attitudes.