Stop Torture : A campaign by Amnesty international featuring Lagarfeld, Iggy Pop and the Dalai Lama

Amnesty International : Iggy Pop, Karl Lagerfeld and the Dalai Lama against torture

Grégoire Provost

20 Jun 2014

updated the 6 October 2015 à 23:59

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The Dalai Lama
'A man who does not have a Rolex watch at 50 years old has failed in his life'
Religious and political Tibet's spiritual leader forgets his philosophy.
2/12
Iggy Pop
'The future of rock’n‘roll is Justin Bieber'
The Stooges singer, a Justin Bieber fan?
3/12
Karl Lagerfeld
'The height of elegance is a Hawaiian short and thongs'
The famous Chanel designer would lose his senses.
4/12
The 2003 campaign
'What's the price for these diamonds?'
"No arms and raw materials trade with countries that violate human rights"
This campaign was held by Mr. Jacques Chirac as a postcard to serve as an invitation to the G8 held in Lyon on that year.
5/12
The “sidelock” image
With the launch of the NGO's mobile application, a campaign image was released to encourage the usage of smartphones responsibly.
6/12
The ‘Flag’ operation
The images of this campaign play on the malice of what's hidden behind patriotism. It is called ' No one will keep us from seeing'.
7/12
Against domestic violence
The NGO skillfully deflects the lies which battered women often use to encourage them to denounce Their aggressors.
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And what if you were a superhero?
Unfortunately, the Avengers will never come flying to your rescue. A nice way to remind people that they are the first to take action.
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Red Riding Hood revisited
The Chilean branch of the NGO points to the violence committed against children, in particular girls.
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To help children
Children are easy and innocent victims, who rarely denounce their aggressors... they are not able to do anything neither are they taken seriously. A situation denounced by the NGO.
11/12
Defending Human Rights
To turning away from Amnesty International, is to divert Human Rights. A beautiful campaign that encourages courage.
12/12
Stolen childhood
Some play with soldiers, others live in hell. An image that reflects on the situation in Somalia.

Amnesty International hits hard with a new campaign that denounces the use of torture in the world. Its ambassadors? Iggy Pop, Karl Lagerfeld and the Dalai Lama.

In just a few hours, nearly 6,000 people have shared on Facebook the visuals that Amnesty International revealed yesterday. Torture, it is not just in movies. Every day, and in all regions of the world, these horrors are a reality for thousands of men, women and children.

These shocking images are part of the global campaign Stop Torture. Launched last May, on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Convention against Torture, it aims to protect the citizens of the world against torture. In 1984, a treaty was requested by the UN which requires from each country an exemplary commitment in fighting against all forms of torture between its borders.

Amnesty International regularly creates a buzz around its campaigns which are particularly inventive, as in Belgium last week. We’ve included some images in the slideshow above, showing the most significant campaigns of this NGO.

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Amnesty International : Iggy Pop, Karl Lagerfeld and the Dalai Lama against torture

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