Jerry Robinson
USA
This collection of 69 thought-provoking cartoons, 22 of which are displayed below, illustrates the meaning of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and conveys the importance of upholding the human rights and fundamental freedoms set forth in its 30 articles.
Images are powerful and as history has taught us, images are power. An image can tell a story in a way that cuts through all the filler and gets right to the heart of our 'universal history book.' The images below are uncomfortable, intense, sharp and above all else, a symbol of our human rights in and of themselves. Most of these artists "know their rights" and their work attempts to put a voice to the billions of people on this planet who do not even know their basic human rights.
These images pose a question- who is responsible? And the uncomfortable and unmistakable answer is: you. me. us. We are all responsible for each other when it comes to defending human rights. We are responsible as human beings to uphold the rights that we all share, no matter what side of the world we live on, what faith we choose to follow, or what role we play in our societies. We must protect those who can not protect themselves and stand up for those who can not stand alone.
Look at the images, swirl them around in your mind and ask your own questions- to your governments, your leaders, your societies. You might not get answers- or answers you like- but as these images display, those who seek and expose truth and injustice give the greatest power to the story of human rights.
(click on images to enlarge)
Jonathan Shapiro
South Africa
Felipe Galindo
USA
Serguei Goizauskas
Jugoslav Vlahovic
Serbia
Tayo Fatunia
Nigeria
Starvo Jabra
Lebanon
Serguei Goizauskas
France
Peter Schrank
Ireland
Finn Graff
Norway
Roar Hagen
Norway
Marco De Angelis
Italy
Heiko Sakari
Germany
Dusan Petricic
Canada
Vladimir Motchalov
Russian Federation
Dengcoy Miel
Singapore
Medi Belortaja
Albania
Bruno Liberati
Brazil
Kostas Mitropoulos
Greece
Javad Alizadeh
Iran
Ewert Karisson
Sweden
Dale Cummings
Canada
Wolfgang Ammer
Austria
*For more information on the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, to download the Declaration or to learn more about the cartoon exhibit, go to:
1 comment:
very powerful. we ARE ALL responsible for one another. it's nice to be reminded. thanks for this.
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