July Benenson and his friend Alec Digges, an Irish communist, members of the InternationalBrigade Association at the same address (2 Parton Street WC1, London) take control of the Amnesty shell
30th Sep The leadership decide that the Amnesty appeal would form the basis of a permanent organization, which on 30 September 1962 is officially named 'Amnesty International'
July Benenson and his friend Alec Digges, an Irish communist, members of the InternationalBrigade Association at the same address (2 Parton Street WC1, London) take control of the Amnesty shell
