The Human Rights Painting Project

To see more images and learn more
about the Human Rights Painting Project, please visit
www.humanrightspaintingproject.com

U Ba Thaw Sojourner Truth Orton Chirwa Irma Flaquer Bubi Afghan Woman Shedding Burka Algerian Villager Meena Keshwar Kamal Afghan Women in Burkas Bubi Bubi Death Corridor Guard Death Corridor Guard Faraj Sarkouhi Faraj Sarkouhi Gjerj Komnino Manoj Singh Manoj Singh Ngawang Ngawang Refugees Refugees Rivera Kalenzo Rivera Kalenzo Shaka Sankofa Shaka Sankofa 		 

My Human Rights Painting Project highlights the struggle for human rights the world over - and the important work that Amnesty International does in working towards this goal. Using a contemporary artistic voice, I interpret different aspects of the struggle for human rights, emphasizing the stories that bring it to life. Biographies of each person featured accompany the paintings.

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HONORARY CO-CHAIRPERSONS

Tenzin Gyatso
His Holiness the Dalai Lama

The Honorable John Kerry
U.S. Senator, Massachusetts

The Honorable Dennis Kucinich
U.S. Congressman, Ohio

The Honorable John Lewis
U.S. Congressman, Georgia

Ms. Dorothy McSweeny
Chair, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities

The Honorable Barbara Mikulski
U.S. Senator, Maryland

Professor William Schabas
Director, Irish Centre for Human Rights

The Honorable Jan Schakowsky
U.S. Congresswoman, Illinois

The Honorable Pete Stark
U.S. Congressman, California

Mr. John J. Sweeney
President, AFL-CIO

Mr. Wei JingSheng
Chairman, Overseas Chinese Democracy Coalition

The Honorable Paul Wellstone
U.S. Senator, Minnesota (Deceased)

The Honorable Frank Wolf
U.S. Congressman, Virginia