Martin Ennals

Martin Ennals
Born(1927-07-27)27 July 1927
Died5 October 1991(1991-10-05) (aged 64)
NationalityBritish
OrganizationAmnesty International
TitleSecretary general
PredecessorEric Baker
SuccessorThomas Hammarberg
AwardsGandhi Peace Award

Martin Ennals (27 July 1927 – 5 October 1991) was a British human rights activist. Ennals served as the secretary-general of Amnesty International from 1968 to 1980. He went on to help found the British human rights organisation ARTICLE 19 in 1987 and International Alert in 1985.

During Ennals's tenure as secretary general, Amnesty International was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, the Erasmus Prize, and the UN Human Rights Award.[1]

  1. ^ "Martin Ennals: A Giant Human Rights Defender". Martin Ennals Award. Archived from the original on 15 April 2013.