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End China's Human Rights Abuses in Tibet Before the 2008 Olympics
Target: Jacques Rogge, International Olympic Committee PresidentSponsored 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:
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.
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.
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7:59 am PDT, Sep 4,
Tamara Ames, California
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7:06 am PDT, Sep 4,
Stefanov Adèla, France
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4:50 am PDT, Sep 4,
Surya Nolla Ardevol, Spain
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7:21 am PDT, Sep 3,
Jill Benezra, New York
I'm curious about the Tibetans now that the Olympics are over. All is very secret it seems and that worries me. Everything is so quiet. I'm very confused by the reactions to such things as the beautiful dancer now paralyzed.
I'm curious about the Tibetans now that the Olympics are over. All is very secret it seems and that worries me. Everything is so quiet. I'm very confused by the reactions to such things as the beautiful dancer now paralyzed.
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7:09 pm PDT, Sep 2,
Rev. Robert E. Murchison, RPp, Oklahoma
China has oppressed Tibet for long enough. They have sought to deny the people's religious beliefs and punish anyone who does anything that is viewed by the Chinese government as not in agreement. Usually there isn't much that China allows especially when the government decides the people are lower than their lowest citizens. His Holiness the Dalai Lama cannot go to Tibet's holiest sites for fear of arrest for speaking against the Chinese government. Back on May 17, 1995 of Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the six year-old boy identified by His Holiness the Dalai Lama as one of Tibet’s most important religious figures - the 11th Panchen Lama. This child and his family has been missing over thirteen years now even thoughthe Chinese government admitted to holding them to the U.N. Commissioner on the Rights of the Child back in 1996. I could go on with this but you can seek the truth. Peace and Blessings to All. Rev. Robert E. Spiritwalker Murchison, R.Pp. of Vision Ministries |
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5:41 pm PDT, Sep 2,
Stan Weedon, Florida
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11:46 pm PDT, Sep 1,
Alaina Tunis, Florida
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1:54 pm PDT, Sep 1,
Sue Hawkins, United Kingdom
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3:58 pm PDT, Aug 31,
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11:41 am PDT, Aug 31,
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9:57 am PDT, Aug 31,
Pamela Bajzert, Canada
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8:10 am PDT, Aug 31,
Melissa Kelly, Pennsylvania
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11:51 am PDT, Aug 30,
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8:55 pm PDT, Aug 29,
Jaimee Alma, Massachusetts
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2:54 pm PDT, Aug 29,
Kristjan Aðalbjörnsson, Iceland
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2:33 pm PDT, Aug 28,
Tracy Hillmann, New York
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12:10 pm PDT, Aug 27,
Rebecca Kerr, United Kingdom
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4:55 am PDT, Aug 27,
Eloise Smith, New York
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7:13 pm PDT, Aug 26,
Raymond McIntyre, New Zealand
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9:14 pm PDT, Aug 25,
Moosa Ahmed Manik, Maldives
# 15,799:
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6:58 am PDT, Aug 25,
LILITH THE WITCH, Canada
you' re an idiot, if those girls are underage you're gona look like a bigger fool, pick a country that does good things not bad things |
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3:58 am PDT, Aug 25,
Magdalini Tsimpousli, Greece
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3:51 pm PDT, Aug 24,
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12:44 pm PDT, Aug 24,
John Hawley, Canada
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10:19 am PDT, Aug 24,
Ruth Book, Sweden
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9:45 am PDT, Aug 24,
C H, Australia
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9:38 am PDT, Aug 24,
Garrick Gilham, California
# 15,792:
2:02 am PDT, Aug 24,
Nina Milic, Serbia And Montenegro
Free Tibet Now!
Free Tibet Now!
# 15,791:
12:54 am PDT, Aug 24,
Miyabi Murasakino, Japan
# 15,790:
2:30 pm PDT, Aug 23,
Kristina Salgado, Arkansas
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9:00 am PDT, Aug 23,
Damita Moss, Oklahoma
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12:42 pm PDT, Aug 22,
Cody Richardson, New York
# 15,787:
10:32 am PDT, Aug 22,
Megan Moore, Australia
if you want to be a part of the future, you have to get out of the past!!
if you want to be a part of the future, you have to get out of the past!!
# 15,786:
6:42 am PDT, Aug 22,
ANA MARIA OBRIST, Chile
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6:23 am PDT, Aug 22,
Joan Hassett, United Kingdom
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1:20 am PDT, Aug 22,
Ivonne Engler, Germany
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10:32 pm PDT, Aug 21,
Bill McGlone, Connecticut
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3:04 pm PDT, Aug 21,
Jennifer Streeter, Arizona
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10:37 am PDT, Aug 21,
Laurel Watson, Arizona
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4:19 am PDT, Aug 21,
Jennifer Langer, Washington
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1:16 am PDT, Aug 21,
Ljiljana Milic, Serbia And Montenegro
Free Tibet Now!
Free Tibet Now!
# 15,778:
2:28 pm PDT, Aug 20,
Kathryn Lees, United Kingdom
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12:56 pm PDT, Aug 20,
Steve Rogers, United Kingdom
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6:54 pm PDT, Aug 19,
Kathleen Beasom, North Carolina
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8:37 am PDT, Aug 19,
Kristi Schultz, Ohio
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1:16 pm PDT, Aug 18,
Kelly Kemp, California
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7:07 pm PDT, Aug 17,
Stephanie D'Ambrosio, Massachusetts
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6:22 pm PDT, Aug 17,
Jonathan Bedder, New York
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1:40 am PDT, Aug 17,
Jayne Riley, United Kingdom
I think the invading forces of China should leave Tibet to its own government. Each nation should stay within its own territory.
I think the invading forces of China should leave Tibet to its own government. Each nation should stay within its own territory.
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10:34 am PDT, Aug 16,
VICTORIA BiNCHI, Illinois
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3:42 pm PDT, Aug 15,
Isabella Hillmayr, Greece
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3:11 pm PDT, Aug 15,
Samantha Trosky, Illinois
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2:02 pm PDT, Aug 15,
Emerald Barkley, California
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6:42 pm PDT, Aug 14,
Cynthia Clark, Arizona
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10:40 am PDT, Aug 14,
Leila Howell, Washington
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3:37 am PDT, Aug 14,
Blanka Götzová, Czech Republic
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3:20 pm PDT, Aug 13,
Cher Nelson, Minnesota
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. 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, Cher B. Nelson 19180 University Ave NW Oak Grove MN 55011
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. 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, Cher B. Nelson 19180 University Ave NW Oak Grove MN 55011
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1:26 pm PDT, Aug 12,
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4:15 pm PDT, Aug 11,
Robin Medeiros, Rhode Island
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9:48 am PDT, Aug 11,
Chiyo Ral, Greece
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10:34 am PDT, Aug 10,
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4:34 pm PDT, Aug 9,
Leashia Moody-Miller, Alabama
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4:13 pm PDT, Aug 9,
Kuska Kuskova, Portugal
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6:09 am PDT, Aug 9,
Judyta Dymkowska, Poland
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9:08 am PDT, Aug 7,
Robyn MacDonald, Australia
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8:44 am PDT, Aug 7,
Colleen Haas, Illinois
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12:52 am PDT, Aug 7,
Jason How, Malaysia
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10:00 pm PDT, Aug 6,
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Remember Tinneman Square in 1989? The Olympics should be held by a country that has forgiven it's past of attrocities and is doing all it can to build a stronger community that values human life first and not money!!
Remember Tinneman Square in 1989? The Olympics should be held by a country that has forgiven it's past of attrocities and is doing all it can to build a stronger community that values human life first and not money!!