The Human Rights Logo

The Human Rights Logo has its origin in the international "Logo for Human Rights" initiative, which was started in 2010. Its goal was to create an internationally recognized logo to support the global human rights movement. The winning logo was created by Predrag Stakić from Serbia.[1]

The competition

The goal of the Logo for Human Rights initiative was to create an internationally recognized symbol for human rights. To this end, an international online design competition starting on 3 May 2011 (World Press Freedom Day) launched a global appeal for submissions of logo designs and put them to a vote. The competition is known as one of the largest, most complex creative crowdsourcing projects ever conducted.

From the more than 15,300 suggestions from over 190 countries a collective decision by all participants selected the top hundred logos, after which an international jury decided on the top ten logos.[3] From these 10 logos, the internet community selected a winner within a three-week voting period.[4] The competition officially ended on 23 September with the presentation of the universal logo for human rights during UN General Assembly week in New York City by Cinema for Peace.[5]

The jury

The initiative is supported by a jury of renowned and high-ranking personalities, who have worked to further the cause of human rights. These include:[8]

In addition to the jury members, the foreign ministers of the founding countries (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Chile, the Czech Republic, Germany, Mauritius, Senegal, Singapore and Uruguay) are partners to the initiative.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Serbian designer wins competition for a global human rights logo".
  2. ^ Jana, Reena (August 27, 2011). "A logo for human rights". SmartPlanet.
  3. ^ a b "German Embassy Kampala - A Logo for Human Rights". Kampala.diplo.de. Archived from the original on 2019-12-10. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
  4. ^ "A Logo for Human Rights". Ishr.ch. November 10, 2011. Archived from the original on May 2, 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-13.
  5. ^ Desk, Movies News. "Cinema for Peace New York to Honor Sting and Trudie Styler for Environmental Work, 9/25". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
  6. ^ "Sting And Trudie Styler Awarded Green Oscar For Conservation Work". Look to the Stars. 2012-09-26. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
  7. ^ "::: Salus Alpha group :::". www.salusalpha.com. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
  8. ^ "Human Rights Logo.net".