The famous Amnesty logo of a candle circled by barbed wire was designed by the British artist Diana Redhouse at the request of Peter Benenson, who was one of the founders of Amnesty in 1961. He wanted an image to illustrate an old Chinese proverb: "It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness."
1994 Defenders of Women Created by AI Egypt for an international campaign, the poster reads: Human rights are women's rights.
At the time, Egyptian women were not allowed to travel abroad without the permission of their husbands. At this moment Saudi Arabian women are not allowed to drive and also not allowed to travel without the permission of their husbands.
2000 Picasso for Amnesty International - A keen supporter of human rights, Pablo Picasso donated this design to be used as a general poster by Amnesty International. The lithograph was called "The Prisoner and the Dove" by the artist.
The post-war peace movement adopted Picasso's "Dove of Peace" as an emblem of hope and freedom from fear.
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