100 Years of the Österreichische Liga für Menschenrechte
A stamp carousel, a poster in neon orange. An early petition for the decriminalisation of homosexuality. Objects that tell of decades of human rights work.
In 1926, a few years after the proclamation of the First Republic and in the midst of the crisis-ridden 1920s, the Österreichische Liga für Menschenrechte was founded. In difficult times shaped by the consequences of the 1st World War, it set itself the task of protecting human rights and advocating for social justice and peace. After dissolving itself with the "Anschluss" in 1938, it was re-founded in 1945/46. Since then it has been active for human rights in Austria and internationally.
This makes it the oldest human rights organisation in Austria.
The Liga's archive has been kept at the Qwien since 2017. It was therefore a natural step that an exhibition drawn from the archive's holdings should take place with us to mark its 100th anniversary. "… because nothing is more dangerous than resigning oneself to injustice.