It’s easy to get used to seeing ads in the context of which laundry detergent, pet food or fast food restaurant you should prefer, but there are often times when advertisements mean much more. They can be used to educate, warn, make light or terrorize us on a particular topic, and to me, that is when they can truly become powerful in a way that commercial advertising can rarely touch.

The above ad is one of three, found via Adverbox, created by Amnesty International in protest of the olympic games taking place in China, due to the reported mistreatment of social and political workers there. We all saw the commotion that followed the Olympic torch around, though the effectiveness of those displays is arguable. Are these any more so? Judge for yourself.