Today is Bloggers Unite for Human Rights day. PLEASE do you part to join the cause by visiting these participating sights today, May 15th, 2008. There are many ways you can help the cause but lets get our voices all heard today and show that we can make a difference. There are so many choices and topics to voice your opinion about. How aboutDisaster Relief for the victims of Myanmar cyclone and china earthquake.
U.N.: Myanmar deaths could exceed 100,000
China's government gives rare transparent look at disaster.
I've listed a lot of the links below you can click on to have your voice heard. You don't need to be a blogger to join the cause and let your voice be counted. We should ALL be interested in human rights!!!!
You will find more information by going to:
http://unite.blogcatalog.com/
Amnesty International has joined the cause and many places you can help by going to:
http://unite.blogcatalog.com/#amnesty
Join causes like:
Human Rights In China
China has long promised to improve its human rights record for before the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics. Instead, there has been a crackdown on peaceful dissent in Tibet, prominent human rights activists, and media. Today, China human rights record is worse than it was before they made their promise.
China currently holds the world record for the largest number of imprisoned journalists and cyber-dissidents. One of the most prominent stories includes journalist Shi Tao, who is serving a 10-year sentence in a Chinese prison for sending an email! On May 15, you can do something about it.
Call for the release of Shi Tao and other prisoners in China.
Urge your U.S. representative to press the Chinese government to release Shi Tao and others who were jailed simply for their legitimate use of the Internet.
Ask Yahoo Not to Violate Human Rights
Yahoo! helped put Shi Tao in prison. They provided information to the Chinese Government, which led to his unjust imprisonment.
Illegal Detentions at Guantanamo Bay
Since first detainees arrived on January 11, 2002, the U.S. detention facility at Guantánamo Bay has become a global symbol of U.S. human rights violations. Infractions have included: illegal detention, denial of fundamental legal rights, and torture. The only proper recourse is to close the detention facility.
Amnesty International calls for detainees held at Guantánamo Bay, other U.S. facilities, and secret CIA sites to be charged and given fair trial before independent and impartial tribunals such as U.S. federal courts. Tearitdown.org is Amnesty International’s global initiative to end illegal US detentions. On May 15, you can do something about it.
Sign the tearitdown.org pledge
and ask your readers to do the same. Only action and attention will end the illegal detentions at Guantanamo Bay.
Crisis in Darfur
One of the worst atrocities and abuses of human rights in the world today is taking place in Darfur, Sudan. The conflict in this country has led to the worst human rights abuses imaginable — the systematic and widespread murder, rape, abduction, and displacement of peaceful citizens.
Hundreds of thousands of civilians have been killed in deliberate and indiscriminate attacks by both sides of the warring factions. Today, more than 2.5 million civilians have been displaced in the Sudan. On May 15, you can do something about it.
Write about the human rights abuses taking place in Drafur
and ask your readers to take action for the people of Darfur. They have no voice so the world has to their voice for them.
Get out there today and let's get our voices heard as a huge unit of bloggers.
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