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deadline: 7-9-2009
goal: 10,000

Stand in Solidarity with Human Rights Activists

Target: You!
Sponsored by: WITNESS

A picture paints a thousand words. To know this is true only requires a single phrase: Abu Ghraib. The images released to the public shocked the world, and provided irrefutable evidence of the unconscionable interrogation tactics employed by U.S military personnel.

Everyday, grassroots activists around the world are documenting pressing human rights abuses not dissimilar to the abuse in Abu Ghraib.

Even in the face of insurmountable oppression and censorship, human rights defenders press on to help create the change they want to see.

WITNESS is building a community of support for these activists on the Hub. As they work on the front lines of today's most pressing human rights abuses, the Hub is where their voices can be heard and issues can be linked to unearth global trends in the struggle for human rights.

Pledge to become a part of the growing movement of citizen journalists, activists, lobbyists and video advocacy pioneers whose voices are often locked out of mainstream media.

You can check out the Hub at http://hub.witness.org.

The Pledge

I pledge to stand beside the brave activists who capture on film the human rights abuses in their local communities. I will share in their act of witnessing and take action to right the wrongs that they document. By doing so, I will help build a global community focused on alleviating human rights violations and strengthening the dignity of all people.

Sign Pledge

We signed the “Stand in Solidarity with Human Rights Activists” Pledge!

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7:46 am PDT, Jul 9, Jennie Halen, Sweden

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6:26 am PDT, Jun 2, Eric Coutu, Canada
Roger That!

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6:36 am PDT, Apr 18, Jon Corlett, Florida

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7:54 pm PDT, Apr 7, Jeffrey DeCristofaro, North Carolina
Keep up the good work - justice must be fulfilled!

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1:13 pm PDT, Apr 4, Lorna James, United Kingdom

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9:59 am PDT, Mar 26, Troy Smith, Massachusetts

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5:59 pm PDT, Mar 15, Name not displayed, Australia

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12:08 pm PDT, Mar 11, Marcia Cooperman, Oregon

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3:52 am PST, Feb 25, Maarten Van Kranenburg, Netherlands

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12:48 pm PST, Feb 20, Lynda Harding, United Kingdom

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6:13 am PST, Feb 2, Anastasia Kladeftira, Greece

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10:04 am PST, Feb 1, Alexandra Sipiora, Illinois

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1:30 am PST, Jan 23, Larry Andrews, Canada

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8:43 am PST, Jan 22, Kerem Adig�zel, Switzerland

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1:13 pm PST, Jan 21, Angie Spiliotopoulou, Belgium

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12:17 pm PST, Jan 18, Llew Taylor, Pennsylvania

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4:22 am PST, Jan 14, Tekla Drakfrende, Sweden

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7:08 am PST, Jan 12, Ravel Petershagen, Norway

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9:56 am PST, Jan 9, Tom Zahrobsky, Iowa

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5:01 pm PST, Jan 5, Claire MacDonald, Canada

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1:39 pm PST, Jan 1, Melanie Doherty, New York

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2:10 pm PST, Dec 27, Ioanna Ang, Greece

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4:05 pm PST, Dec 25, Detlef Packo, Belgium

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11:24 am PST, Dec 15, Jill Schroder, Canada
Thank you for your courageous, blessed work.

# 8,367:

11:34 pm PST, Dec 12, Jason Schubach, Kansas

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11:26 am PST, Dec 12, Name not displayed, California
Don't you realize you are leaving the door wide open with this action? Whatever we do to them, they can do to us, and no other country will blame them. We are at fault here. I understand that profit is behind everything The U.S. does, but I just cannot understand what in the world could be the people at the head of our government justification for this deplorable action.

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7:54 am PST, Dec 12, Bonnie Mandell-Rice, Colorado
Thank you and may you all be abundantly blessed. You are the blessing.

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11:54 am PST, Dec 3, Rika Toll, Utah

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4:35 pm PST, Dec 1, Sonia Taylor-Miglioni, Canada

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4:27 pm PST, Nov 27, Aloki Patel, Connecticut

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12:47 pm PST, Nov 23, Name not displayed, France

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10:58 pm PST, Nov 21, Maria Christopoulou, Greece

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7:16 am PST, Nov 21, Muriel Miszczak, Switzerland

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6:04 am PST, Nov 21, Shelley Cattral, Canada

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11:14 am PST, Nov 20, Aeriel Harp, North Carolina

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3:59 am PST, Nov 19, Laurence Hickey-smith, United Kingdom
win

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4:36 pm PST, Nov 18, George Sourbas, Greece
Respect the human rights, stop killing people for money.

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5:17 am PST, Nov 17, Kristiana Dahl, United Kingdom

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2:16 am PST, Nov 14, Jenny Compton-Bishop, United Kingdom
Your work is really important. Thank you for the sacrifices you make on behalf of this and future generations.

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9:12 am PST, Nov 13, Janet Benneyworth, Canada

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4:16 pm PST, Nov 11, Elena Andelain, Poland

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