International Brigade Association
Benenson and his friend Alec Digges, an Irish communist, members of the International Brigade Association at the same address (2 Parton Street WC1, London) take control of the Amnesty shell
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Alec Digges Biography and Timeline
Follow Alec Digges through 3 dated historical records for Ireland.
Alec Digges, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1961
Amnesty International
Benenson and his friend Alec Digges, an Irish communist, members of the International Brigade Association at the same address (2 Parton Street WC1, London) take control of the Amnesty shell
Amnesty International
The leadership decide that the Amnesty appeal would form the basis of a permanent organisation, which on 30 September 1962 is officially named "Amnesty International"
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