It's the publicity function of Amnesty that I think has made its name so widely known, not only to readers in the world, but to governments - and that's what matters.

The allegations were rejected and Benenson resigned from AI. He enrolled for study at Balliol College Oxford but World War II interrupted his education. Auden before going to Eton.

Peter Benenson (31 July 1921 – 25 February 2005) was a British lawyer and the founder of human rights group Amnesty International (AI).