International Competition “A Logo for Human Rights”

Enlarge image Many ideas, movements and organisations are depicted by a symbol, but human rights are one of the few issues to which no logo had ever been attached. All 6.8 billion people on earth are linked by sharing these fundamental rights and with language barriers dividing them, a universal symbol will at least symbolically illustrate this bond.

The German government therefore in May 2011 launched a world-wide on-line competition inviting creative people from around the globe committed to human rights to fill this gap. Designs or comments on the designs of others were gathered and entries published online at www.humanrightslogo.net

The internet platform was devised by the ten countries running the initiative: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Chile, the Czech Republic, Germany, Indonesia, Mauritius, Senegal, Singapore and Uruguay. The jury is formed by the Foreign Ministers of these nations and many prominent figures including four Nobel Peace Prize winners, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navanethem Pillay, renowned design experts and other well-known personalities.

Of the 15,369 logos submitted, the top ten designs were chosen. These are displayed on the website and the people of the world are invited to choose the winning logo. Entries have to be submitted by 17 September 2011.

For more information, please go to www.humanrightslogo.net