A logo for human rights
The logo for human rights emerged from the international initiative Ein Logo für Menschenrechte, founded in 2010 . The aim was to create an internationally recognized logo to support the global human rights movement .
The winning logo
The winning logo comes from Predrag Stakić from Serbia and combines the silhouette of an open hand with that of a bird ( dove of peace ). It should be understood as a peaceful contribution to the strengthening of human rights and, as such, should be spread across all cultural and linguistic boundaries.
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The presentation of the initiative in Germany on May 3, 2011 was moderated by Michael Mittermeier . In addition, were Waris Dirie , Erik Spiekermann and German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle present.
The focus of the initiative was on the worldwide acceptance of the logo through participation and legitimation. For this reason, proposals for a logo could be submitted via an internet competition from May 3, 2011 ( World Press Freedom Day ). From July 2011, a jury selected the top ten from over 15,300 suggestions from more than 190 countries. From these ten logos, the winning logo was chosen on the Internet between August 27 and September 17, 2011.
The competition ended on September 23, 2011.
Presentation of the winning logo
The presentation of the winning logo took place on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York on September 23, 2011 and was moderated by the former editor-in-chief of Times Magazine , Michael Elliott . The journalist Ann Curry, the German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle and the human rights activists Carolyn Gomes from Jamaica and Angelina Atyam from Uganda emphasized the importance of a universal symbol in the global fight for human rights. There was a musical contribution from Jessye Norman . The winning design comes from the 33-year-old graphic designer Predrag Stakic from Belgrade .
Presentation at the Foreign Office
A Buddy Bear has been standing in the courtyard of the Foreign Office in Berlin since 2015 , pointing out human rights. On the front, the logo and the word "Human Rights" are artistically implemented in seven languages, designed by Fünfwerke Design AG . On the back of the bear reference is made to Article 1 of the UN Charter of Human Rights : “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood. "
Jury members
The members included:
Ai Weiwei (concept artist and human rights activist)
Angelina Acheng Atyam (winner Human Rights Award of the United Nations)
Aung San Suu Kyi (Nobel Peace Prize winner)
Waris Dirie (model and activist u. A. Genital Mutilation)
Shirin Ebadi (Nobel Peace Prize winner)
Roland Emmerich (director and producer)
Carolyn Gomes (human rights activist and pediatrician)
Michail Gorbachev (Nobel Peace Prize Laureate)
Mukhtar Mai (human rights activist)
Princess Basma bint Talal (Jordanian princess and human rights activist)
Somaly Mam (women's rights activist)
Juanes (singer and peace activist)
Navanethem Pillay (United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights)
PaamikuttiSaravanavan (Human rights activist)
Jimmy Wales (founder of the Wikipedia encyclopedia)
Muhammad Yunus (Nobel Peace Prize Laureate)
The foreign ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina , Chile , Germany , Canada , Mauritius , Senegal , Singapore , the Czech Republic and Uruguay were also involved as sponsors in creating a platform for the initiative.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ "A logo for human rights"
- ↑ "International competition seeks human rights logo."
- ↑ "Netzgemeinde - A new symbol for human rights."
- ↑ "Worldwide online competition for logo for human rights"
- ↑ "Human Rights-Buddy Bär" at the AA in Berlin ( page no longer available , search in [search = 1578 & tx_bbshow_pi1 [doSearch] = 1 & tx_bbshow_pi1 [searchNr] = 1 & tx_bbshow_pi1 [searchName] = 1 & tx_bbshow_b1 [searchName] = 1 & tx_bbshow_b1 &pons [searchbbshowS1] searchLocation] = 1 web archive]) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ "The jury" ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
