Eric Baker, English activist, co-founded Amnesty International (died 1976)
Eric Baker (activist)
Eric Baker was a British activist and one of the founders of the human rights group Amnesty International, and the second Secretary-General of the organization. He was also a founder of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND).
Amnesty International
Amnesty International is an international non-governmental organization focused on human rights, with its headquarters in the United Kingdom. The organization says that it has more than ten million members and supporters around the world. The stated mission of the organization is to campaign for "a world in which every person enjoys all of the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights instruments". The organization has played a notable role on human rights issues due to its frequent citation in media and by world leaders.
September 22
September 22 is the 265th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 100 days remain until the end of the year.