John Peder Egenæs, Amnesty

Director of Amnesty International Norway. He has worked for Amnesty in various positions for almost 30 years, from Campaign Coordinator to Project Officer for Amnesty International’s Human Rights Education Programme. Almost all his adult life, John Peder Egenæs has been advocating the rights of people who have been forgotten, persecuted, or deprived of their right to freedom of speech by the authorities in their respective countries.