Obituary: Benedict Michael Birnberg, solicitor and civil liberties campaigner, born 8 September 1930; died 13 October 2023

Posted: 14th November 2023

His early cases involved defending supporters of CND and the anti-war group the Committee of 100, whose members faced criminal charges for non-violent protests.
A supporter of an independent Palestinian state, Birnberg also campaigned in Israel for the release of the nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu.

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2023/nov/09/benedict-birnberg-obituary