Archive for May 2011

For the Amnesty International campaign "The Empty Chair", Dutch designer Maarten Baas made the symbolic empty chair to support Amnesty in their fight for freedom of expression. Dr. Liu Xiaobo was convicted for his role in drafting "Charter 08", a proposal for legal and political reform in China. Liu Xiaobo was the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate but during the cermony his chair remained empty as he was sentenced to a 11 years imprisonment. "The empty chair" is a symbol for Liu and many others who're in jail for expressing their opinion.
The chair will be presented during the 50th anniversary of Amnesty International tomorrow in Pakhuis de Zwijger in Amsterdam.