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End China's Human Rights Abuses in Tibet Before the 2008 Olympics

Target: Jacques Rogge, International Olympic Committee President
Sponsored by: Care2.com

Although China is known around the world for violating human rights in Tibet, the International Olympic Committee chose Beijing as the site for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.

Tens of thousands of Tibetans have been forced to leave their homeland due to the brutal Chinese occupation.

China's current policy toward Tibet includes:

Imprisoning and torturing Tibetans who speak out against the Chinese occupation of Tibet;
Violating religious freedoms, including abducting one of Tibet's most important religious figures when he was only six years old. The boy has not been seen since 1995;
Failing to provide adequate education and health care to Tibetan children, and to eradicate child malnutrition and preventable illnesses; and
Enforcing laws that discriminate against Tibetan identity, culture, and religion.

China has a historic opportunity to change its treatment of Tibetans and show the world that it's worthy to host the 2008 Olympics by negotiating a peace agreement with Tibet's exiled leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

Let China know that its successful Olympic bid does NOT mean the world sanctions its mistreatment of Tibetans! CALL ON CHINA TO END HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN TIBET.

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Dear Mr. Rogge,

I am writing as someone who has been inspired both by the International Olympic Committee's dedication to the Olympic Truce and the Dalai Lama's peaceful efforts to find a negotiated solution for Tibet.

In light of the IOC's Olympic Truce commitment "to create a window of opportunities for dialogue, reconciliation and the resolution of conflicts...and to encourage political leaders to act in favour of peace" (www.olympic.org), it is clear that the IOC ideals and values are very applicable for Tibet as we approach the 2008 Games. The IOC has long contended that awarding Beijing the 2008 Games will improve human rights in China, but as time passes, these assurances have not turned into concrete results.

The IOC should not let the Olympics be used by China to blatantly or insidiously try to legitimize their rule in Tibet or to promote a distorted view of the conditions there. Yet with China's selection of the Tibetan antelope (or chiru) as an Olympic mascot, we are already seeing the first results of a Chinese strategy to misuse Tibet in relation to the 2008 Olympics.

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I ask that you use your good office to make real the lofty ideals of the Olympic Truce and hold Beijing to the same high standard. There is a real opportunity to promote the Olympics Truce with regards to Tibet and to improve the human rights situation there. Thank you for your help.

Sincerely,
[Your name]
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We signed the “End China's Human Rights Abuses in Tibet Before the 2008 Olympics” petition!

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1:46 pm PDT, Apr 25, Montse Ciurana perez, Spain
chinese gobertment kills and takes peoples rights, and instead of a reprimend they give them the olympics, that's shamefull it only serves them, to think they have done nothing wrong,maybe if they exterminate akk tibetans they would give them a soccer world cup as reward.

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1:42 pm PDT, Apr 25, Megan Grant, Illinois

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12:55 pm PDT, Apr 25, James Nelson, Pennsylvania

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9:14 am PDT, Apr 24, Lori Drummond, Minnesota

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8:53 am PDT, Apr 24, Randy Sanner, Pennsylvania

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4:22 pm PDT, Apr 23, Alex Eidson, Georgia
I am deeply disappointed that Mr. Rogue refuses to take a stand against all the human rights abuses China commits. With great power come great responsibility...

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4:12 pm PDT, Apr 23, Michele Kim, Washington

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2:12 pm PDT, Apr 23, Jane Blackman, United Kingdom

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9:53 pm PDT, Apr 22, Stephanie Fourqurean, Texas

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8:52 pm PDT, Apr 22, Name not displayed, Florida
Please, stop the violence!

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4:32 pm PDT, Apr 22, Hannah Cottrell, Utah

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11:04 am PDT, Apr 21, Myriam Aggoun, France

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8:35 am PDT, Apr 21, Bronya O'sullivan, United Kingdom
The image portrayed around the world regarding China is embarrassing!! China needs to move into the 21st century! The treatment of fellow humans and its animals is disgraceful! Please take a step forward, it's time to show the world you are not primitive people and that in fact you are civilised people!

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8:24 am PDT, Apr 21, Jane Hwei Lee, Illinois

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3:03 am PDT, Apr 21, Victoria Shokri, California

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8:23 pm PDT, Apr 20, Lawrence Ellrick, North Carolina

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8:04 pm PDT, Apr 20, Steve Howard, Ohio
BOYCOTT CHINA....BOYCOTT THE OLYMPICS...

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3:47 pm PDT, Apr 20, Siobhan Apple, Canada
Please show mercy. Thank you.

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10:52 pm PDT, Apr 19, Parvin Jabbari, California

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7:55 pm PDT, Apr 19, Sheremeta Family, Canada
CHINA NEED HUMAN RIGHTS!!!

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