Amnesty International and Human Rights Activism in Postwar Britain, 1945–1977 (Hardcover)

Introduction; 1. Dawn: 1934?50; 2. Africa, decolonisation and human rights in the 1950s; 3. Political imprisonment and human rights, 1945?64; 4. The early years of Amnesty International, 1961?4; 5. 'The crisis of growth', Amnesty International 1964?68; 6. 1968: the UN Year for Human Rights; 7. Torture states: 1967?75; 8. 'All things come to those who wait': the later 1970s; Conclusion. The winds of history.