Bamber [née Balmuth], Helen Rae (1925–2014), human rights advocate and psychotherapist, was born at Westminster Hospital, London, on 1 May 1925, the only child of Louis Balmuth (1887–1961), accountant, and his wife Marie, née Bader (1895–1969), a singer. At the time of her birth registration her parents, both of Polish-Jewish descent, lived at ...
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Bamber [née Balmuth], Helen Rae (1925–2014), human rights advocate and psychotherapist
Tarnjit Birdi
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Bannerman, Patrick (1715–1798), Church of Scotland minister and writer on religious and civil liberties
Ned C. Landsman
Bannerman, Patrick (1715–1798), Church of Scotland minister and writer on religious and civil liberties, was born at Inveravon, the son of James Bannerman (1670–1758), minister of Inveravon and then of Forglen, Banffshire, and his wife, Ann Cunningham (d. 1758), a minister's daughter. Educated at ...
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Benenson, Peter James Henry (1921–2005)
Maker: Djanogly
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Peter James Henry Benenson (1921–2005) by Carolyn Djanogly, 1999 © Carolyn Djanogly; collection National Portrait Gallery, London
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Benenson [formerly Solomon, Solomon-Benenson], Peter James Henry (1921–2005), barrister and human rights campaigner
Tom Buchanan
Benenson [formerly Solomon, Solomon-Benenson], Peter James Henry (1921–2005), barrister and human rights campaigner, was born on 31 July 1921 at 6 Albert Court, Knightsbridge, London, the only child of Lieutenant-Colonel Harold Josiah Solomon (1885–1930), army officer, and his wife, Flora (1895–1984)...
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Edward, Harry Francis Vincent (1898–1973)
Maker: Agence Rol.
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Harry Edward (1898–1973), by Agence Rol., 1922
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Edward, Harry Francis Vincent (1898–1973), athlete and human rights worker
Martin Polley
Edward, Harry Francis Vincent (1898–1973), athlete and human rights worker, was born in Berlin, Germany, on 15 April 1898 (though some sources have given 1895), the son of Vincent Edward (b. 1865), formerly a seaman and later an interpreter, born in the British colony of ...
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See Ennals, David Hedley, Baron Ennals
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See Ennals, David Hedley, Baron Ennals
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Goodhart, William Howard [Willie], Baron Goodhart (1933–2017), barrister, politician, and human rights campaigner
Jonathan Marks
Goodhart, William Howard [Willie], Baron Goodhart (1933–2017), barrister, politician, and human rights campaigner, was born on 18 January 1933 at 19 Abbey Lodge, Park Road, Regent’s Park, London, the son of Arthur Lehman Goodhart (1891–1978), jurist, and his wife, ...
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Jacobs [née Caller], June Ruth (1930–2018), Jewish human rights and peace activist
Geoffrey Alderman
Jacobs [née Caller], June Ruth (1930–2018), Jewish human rights and peace activist, was born at 16 Armitage Road, Golders Green, London, on 1 June 1930, the younger daughter and third of four children of Louis Caller (1896–1963), a successful furniture maker, and his wife, ...
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Joffe, Joel Goodman, Baron Joffe (1932–2017), lawyer, businessman, and human rights campaigner
Michael Beloff
Joffe, Joel Goodman, Baron Joffe (1932–2017), lawyer, businessman, and human rights campaigner, was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 12 May 1932, the second of four children of Abraham Michael (Arthur) Joffe (1896–1981), businessman, and his wife Dena, née Idelsohn (...
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Levy, Allan Edward (1942–2004), barrister
Elizabeth Butler-Sloss
Levy, Allan Edward (1942–2004), barrister, was born on 17 August 1942 at Bury Infirmary, Bury, Lancashire, the only child of Sidney Levy, a radio engineer, and his wife, Mabel, née Lewis. The family lived at Prestwich and Levy attended Bury grammar school and ...
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Levy, Joseph Hiam (1838–1913), journalist and campaigner for individual rights
M. J. D. Roberts
Levy, Joseph Hiam (1838–1913), journalist and campaigner for individual rights, was born on 17 July 1838 at 7 Upper East Smithfield, Aldgate, London, son of Lawrence Levy, slop seller, and his wife, Maria Hiam. He was educated at the City of London School...
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Lubbock, Eric Reginald, fourth Baron Avebury (1928–2016), politician, social reformer, and human rights activist
Santosh Dass
Lubbock, Eric Reginald, fourth Baron Avebury (1928–2016), politician, social reformer, and human rights activist, was born on 29 September 1928 at 59 Draycott Place, Chelsea, the younger child and only son of Maurice Fox Pitt Lubbock (1900–1957), company director, and his wife, ...
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Lubbock, Eric Reginald, fourth Baron Avebury (1928–2016)
Maker: Godfrey Argent
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Eric Lubbock, fourth Baron Avebury (1928–2016), by Godfrey Argent, 1969
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Luthuli, Albert John (1898?–1967)
Maker: Neville Lewis
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Albert John Luthuli (1898?–1967) by Neville Lewis, 1962 © reserved; private collection; photograph National Portrait Gallery, London
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Luthuli, Albert John (1898?–1967), human rights campaigner and president-general of the African National Congress
Anne Yates
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McCormack [née Murphy], Inez Jane Mary (1943–2013), trade unionist and human rights campaigner
Chris Ryder
McCormack [née Murphy], Inez Jane Mary (1943–2013), trade unionist and human rights campaigner, was born on 28 September 1943 at 11 Lower Crescent, Belfast, the daughter of Francis Cecil Murphy, a self-employed printer, and his wife, Margaret, née Sterritt, a nurse. She had an older brother, ...
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McCormack, Inez Jane Mary (1943–2013)
Maker: Brian Thompson
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Narayan, Rahasya Rudra [Rudy] (1938–1998)
Maker: Harry Kerr
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Rahasya Rudra Narayan (1938–1998) by Harry Kerr, 1983 [centre, with a group of his supporters in front of the High Court] © News International Newspapers Ltd
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