Bloggers Unite for Human Rights

Bloggers Unite for Human Rights

On May 15 join bloggers from all over the world in writing about human rights.

On May 15 join tens of thousands of bloggers worldwide in writing about human rights and drawing attention to issues often overlooked by mainstream media.

Human Rights are universally agreed upon ideas – that all people are born with basic rights and freedoms that include life, liberty and justice.

“Bloggers Unite for Human Rights” challenges bloggers to expose injustice and abuse and mobilize their readers to take simple online actions.

1. CENSORSHIP IN CHINA ► China currently has the largest recorded number of imprisoned journalists and cyber-dissidents in the world. Learn more at http://www.amnestyusa.org/countries/china

take action:
http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/siteapps/advocacy/index.aspx?c=jhKPIXPCIoE&b=2590179&template=x.ascx&action=5433

2. ILLEGAL DETENTIONS AT GUANTANAMO BAY ► The U.S. detention facility at Guantánamo has become a global symbol of U.S. human rights violations, including illegal detention, denial of fundamental legal rights, and torture. Learn more at http://www.tearitdown.org.

3. CRISIS IN DARFUR ► The conflict in Darfur, Sudan, has led to some of the worst human rights abuses imaginable, including murder, rape, abduction and displacement. Hundreds of thousands of civilians have been killed and over 2.5 million civilians have been displaced. Learn more about the crisis at http://www.amnestyusa.org/darfur
take action:
http://www.amnestyusa.org/darfur/action/page.do?id=YCA0052148000E&n1=3&n2=52