Luis Kutner

Luis Kutner (June 9, 1908 – March 1, 1993), was a US human rights activist, FBI informant, and lawyer who was on the National Advisory Council of the US branch of Amnesty International during its early years and created the concept of a living will. He was also notable for his advocacy of "world ''habeas corpus''", the development of an international writ of ''habeas corpus'' to protect individual human rights. He was a founder of World Habeas Corpus, an organization created to fight for international policies which would protect individuals against unwarranted imprisonment. Kutner's papers are at the Hoover Institution Archives at Stanford University. Provided by Wikipedia