Those who today still feel a sense of impotence can do something: they can support Amnesty International. They can help it to stand up for freedom and justice.

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).