Martin Sostre

Martin Sostre
Painting of Martin Sostre by Jerry Ross as an older man;[1] compare photographs in Ebony[2]
BornMarch 20, 1923
Harlem, New York
DiedAugust 12, 2015 (aged 92)
NationalityAmerican
Known forActivism, being falsely imprisoned

Martin Ramirez Sostre (March 20, 1923 – August 12, 2015) was an American activist known for his role in the prisoners' rights movement. He was recognized as a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International.[3]

  1. ^ Ross, Jerry (May 5, 2020). "Portrait of Martin Sostre". Burchfield Penney Art Center.
  2. ^ Worthy, William (October 1970). "The Anguish of Martin Sostre". Ebony. Vol. 25, no. 12. Johnson Publishing Company. pp. 122–126, 128–129, 132.
  3. ^ "Amnesty International Annual Report 1974-1975". Amnesty International. 1975. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2023. Much attention has been given throughout the year to the case of Martin Sostre, sentenced to a possible 40 years' imprisonment in 1968 for the alleged sale of narcotics. The only witness of the alleged sale has since recanted his testimony, and AI believes that Mr Sostre was falsely implicated because of his political activities. He was one of the prisoners featured during Prisoner of Conscience Week in October 1974.