Free Tibet: China's Olympic Pledge Petition
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President Jaques Rogge, The International Olympic Committee
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China's human rights record in Tibet has been very poor since its invasion almost sixty years ago.
Still today, arbitrary arrests and torture are routine as China seeks to silence Tibetans' calls for free speech and the right to practice their culture.
When China was awarded the Olympic Games contract, the International Olympic Committee made certain demands regarding human rights and media freedoms in Tibet, which China has not adhered to.
This petition is designed to call for teh IOC to recognise that the Chinese have refused to keep their word, and to speak up and act against the Olympic hosts.
Please help us focus international pressure on the IOC to use their influence over China in the build-up to the Games to push them to take steps regarding the situation in Tibet as they have promised.
Still today, arbitrary arrests and torture are routine as China seeks to silence Tibetans' calls for free speech and the right to practice their culture.
When China was awarded the Olympic Games contract, the International Olympic Committee made certain demands regarding human rights and media freedoms in Tibet, which China has not adhered to.
This petition is designed to call for teh IOC to recognise that the Chinese have refused to keep their word, and to speak up and act against the Olympic hosts.
Please help us focus international pressure on the IOC to use their influence over China in the build-up to the Games to push them to take steps regarding the situation in Tibet as they have promised.
China's human rights record in Tibet has been very poor since its invasion almost sixty years ago.
Still today, arbitrary arrests and torture are routine as China seeks to silence Tibetans' calls for free speech and the right to practice their culture.
When China was awarded the Olympic Games contract, the International Olympic Committee made certain demands regarding human rights and media freedoms in Tibet, which China has not adhered to.
This petition is designed to call for teh IOC to recognise that the Chinese have refused to keep their word, and to speak up and act against the Olympic hosts.
Please help us focus international pressure on the IOC to use their influence over China in the build-up to the Games to push them to take steps regarding the situation in Tibet as they have promised.
Still today, arbitrary arrests and torture are routine as China seeks to silence Tibetans' calls for free speech and the right to practice their culture.
When China was awarded the Olympic Games contract, the International Olympic Committee made certain demands regarding human rights and media freedoms in Tibet, which China has not adhered to.
This petition is designed to call for teh IOC to recognise that the Chinese have refused to keep their word, and to speak up and act against the Olympic hosts.
Please help us focus international pressure on the IOC to use their influence over China in the build-up to the Games to push them to take steps regarding the situation in Tibet as they have promised.
We the undersigned would like to ask the IOC for action on the following:
We strongly urge the IOC to fulfil its pledge that it would ensure that China improved its human rights record in teh run up to the 2008 Beijing Games:
In April 2002 IOC president Rogge said: 'The IOC is a responsible organisation and ... if human rights are not acted upon to our satisfaction then we will act.'
But on April 25th 2007, when pressed on issues of China's stance on human rights in Tibet, the IOC said: 'We are not in a position that we can give instructions to governments as to how they ought to behave.'
*Despite your promise, the staging of the Games in Beijing has not improved human rights in China and Tibet.*Free and unrestricted reporting from China and Tibet was a condition of the Games being awarded to China. Yet foreign journalists now need special permits to go to Tibet and are under surveillance while there.*Without free reporting you are giving China license to hide its systematic human rights abuses in Tibet.
Time is running out for you to act.I demand that the IOC forces China to drop its insistence on special permits to journalists and commit to remove any surveillance of journalists and their interviewees.
We strongly urge the IOC to fulfil its pledge that it would ensure that China improved its human rights record in teh run up to the 2008 Beijing Games:
In April 2002 IOC president Rogge said: 'The IOC is a responsible organisation and ... if human rights are not acted upon to our satisfaction then we will act.'
But on April 25th 2007, when pressed on issues of China's stance on human rights in Tibet, the IOC said: 'We are not in a position that we can give instructions to governments as to how they ought to behave.'
*Despite your promise, the staging of the Games in Beijing has not improved human rights in China and Tibet.*Free and unrestricted reporting from China and Tibet was a condition of the Games being awarded to China. Yet foreign journalists now need special permits to go to Tibet and are under surveillance while there.*Without free reporting you are giving China license to hide its systematic human rights abuses in Tibet.
Time is running out for you to act.I demand that the IOC forces China to drop its insistence on special permits to journalists and commit to remove any surveillance of journalists and their interviewees.
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# 286:
10:38 pm PDT, Jul 1,
Ron Stephen, Canada
# 285:
7:59 pm PDT, Jun 21,
Cordy Moonlight Crawford, Michigan
# 284:
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11:12 pm PDT, May 31,
Juanita Gorgona, California
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# 283:
10:37 am PDT, May 28,
Anne Patterson, Oklahoma
Since I was 13 I have read and learned about Tibet and Buddhism through their eyes. China has always wanted it "back" and have succeeded. If not stopped they will continue with their genicide until only "re-settled" Chinese will be the population. We should not go to the Olympics and we should cancel our policy of providing them jobs. They are communists - when did we decide to help communists misuse their people? Who gave them Most Favored status? Buddhists are non-violent by nature - HELP THEM PROTECT THEMSELVES. Anne Patterson
Since I was 13 I have read and learned about Tibet and Buddhism through their eyes. China has always wanted it "back" and have succeeded. If not stopped they will continue with their genicide until only "re-settled" Chinese will be the population. We should not go to the Olympics and we should cancel our policy of providing them jobs. They are communists - when did we decide to help communists misuse their people? Who gave them Most Favored status? Buddhists are non-violent by nature - HELP THEM PROTECT THEMSELVES. Anne Patterson
# 282:
10:55 pm PDT, May 23,
Jonatan Nyberg, Finland
# 281:
8:10 pm PDT, Apr 26,
Samia Lalani, Canada
# 280:
10:30 am PDT, Apr 26,
Eunice Zuleika Monsod, Philippines
# 279:
3:51 am PDT, Apr 23,
Carina Nilsson, Sweden
# 278:
8:34 pm PDT, Apr 20,
Mark Shoemaker, California
# 277:
3:45 pm PDT, Apr 20,
Siobhan Apple, Canada
Please show mercy. Thank you.
Please show mercy. Thank you.
# 276:
11:30 am PDT, Apr 20,
Justyna Makola, Poland
# 275:
7:48 am PDT, Apr 19,
Mark Prince, California
# 274:
11:11 pm PDT, Apr 18,
Jacolin Schultz, Wisconsin
# 273:
8:07 pm PDT, Apr 18,
Sandra M, South Carolina
# 272:
6:19 pm PDT, Apr 18,
Jo Carlyle, Australia
# 271:
4:59 pm PDT, Apr 18,
William Harper, Georgia
# 270:
4:55 pm PDT, Apr 18,
Elizabeth Oehrn, Sweden
# 269:
7:44 am PDT, Apr 18,
Steve Cohn, Illinois
The Olympics are thought to stand for something. However China's hosting under current conditions seem to have a parallel with Nazi Germany's. There are some things that can still be done to change that perception. Let us DO them!
The Olympics are thought to stand for something. However China's hosting under current conditions seem to have a parallel with Nazi Germany's. There are some things that can still be done to change that perception. Let us DO them!
# 268:
10:29 am PDT, Apr 16,
Leila Hazell, Spain
# 267:
9:27 am PDT, Apr 14,
Tamisa Srichainam, Thailand
Free Tibet!!!
Free Tibet!!!
# 266:
8:00 pm PDT, Apr 12,
Marni Linton, Canada
Come on, IOC, take charge of the situation and ensure that China lives up to its promise. You made a poor choice in selecting China as the host country, so at least do something good now.
Come on, IOC, take charge of the situation and ensure that China lives up to its promise. You made a poor choice in selecting China as the host country, so at least do something good now.
# 265:
2:55 pm PDT, Apr 10,
Robert Stewart, Canada
# 264:
6:13 pm PDT, Apr 8,
Thomas Poeschel, Missouri
# 263:
12:25 pm PDT, Apr 8,
Sarah Marx, South Africa
# 262:
12:24 pm PDT, Apr 6,
Michael House, United Kingdom
# 261:
11:57 am PDT, Apr 6,
Birdie Bay, Arizona
# 260:
4:31 am PDT, Apr 6,
Diana Silva, Portugal
# 259:
1:15 am PDT, Apr 6,
Rachel Fayans, Israel
# 258:
8:23 pm PDT, Apr 4,
Stephanie Ferrer, Philippines
# 257:
12:33 pm PDT, Apr 3,
Joey Morrow, Florida
Stop the Chinese government's torturous bloodletting of the Tibetan people who are attempting to stand and be heard in pursuit of challenging injustices occurring within their communities by the same Chinese government that crushes their voices. Support freedom and the right of people to be heard. Stand not to just fight for supposed freedom in a country filled with oil (Iraq) but stand to confront and challenge in support of freedom, open government and the right of the average people's voices to be heard wherever these rights are being infringed upon - such as has been happening in Tibet. And to anyone else who cares to make a daily difference from their own communities: STOP BUYING CHINESE GOODS. Look for alternative products and brands to support companies that do not manufacture goods in China and to spread consumer money out to governments other than China; usually by just paying a little more many products can be found that are not made in China and by paying a little more you are likely helping people who make these products to be paid a decent wage. Also don’t frequent Chinese piggy banks such as Wal-mart and Target stores where a ridiculous amount of their stocked products are made in CHINA. And if no alternative, slightly more expensive products can be found, then decide how important it is for you to have these products. If it is very important that you procure these products that can only be found as being made in CHINA then buy the cheapest made in CHINA product in that instance to send as little money as possible to the CHINESE government. FYI, Williams-Sonoma is a store with many kitchen products which are made in the United States, Italy, France but not many made in China.
Stop the Chinese government's torturous bloodletting of the Tibetan people who are attempting to stand and be heard in pursuit of challenging injustices occurring within their communities by the same Chinese government that crushes their voices. Support freedom and the right of people to be heard. Stand not to just fight for supposed freedom in a country filled with oil (Iraq) but stand to confront and challenge in support of freedom, open government and the right of the average people's voices to be heard wherever these rights are being infringed upon - such as has been happening in Tibet. And to anyone else who cares to make a daily difference from their own communities: STOP BUYING CHINESE GOODS. Look for alternative products and brands to support companies that do not manufacture goods in China and to spread consumer money out to governments other than China; usually by just paying a little more many products can be found that are not made in China and by paying a little more you are likely helping people who make these products to be paid a decent wage. Also don’t frequent Chinese piggy banks such as Wal-mart and Target stores where a ridiculous amount of their stocked products are made in CHINA. And if no alternative, slightly more expensive products can be found, then decide how important it is for you to have these products. If it is very important that you procure these products that can only be found as being made in CHINA then buy the cheapest made in CHINA product in that instance to send as little money as possible to the CHINESE government. FYI, Williams-Sonoma is a store with many kitchen products which are made in the United States, Italy, France but not many made in China.
# 256:
10:59 pm PDT, Apr 1,
Name not displayed, Philippines
# 255:
3:25 am PDT, Apr 1,
Ariadna Gatys, Germany
Free Tibet, boycott China!
Free Tibet, boycott China!
# 254:
4:37 pm PDT, Mar 30,
Heather Burbo, Michigan
# 253:
10:21 am PDT, Mar 29,
Ines Seidel, Germany
# 252:
9:04 am PDT, Mar 29,
Catherine Trahey, Canada
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8:47 am PDT, Mar 29,
Nuntanit Bumrungsap, Thailand
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