Olympics values
Beating peaceful protestors does not uphold the Olympics values
Amnesty International (UK) has launched the second video of “Human Rights For China” campaign. They’ve used the viral launch to highlight the case of Huang Qi, a 45 years old cyber-dissident who runs the www.64tianwang.com website and has been detained since 10 June. Huang Qi was having dinner at a local restaurant in Chengdu with two volunteers from his organisation, the Tianwang Human Rights Centre, when several men – believed to be plainclothes police - forced them into a vehicle and took them away. Since then no-one’s been able to see him or speak to him: which means he’s at real risk of torture.
Also see:
The first video
Human rights for China
New viral calls for online action as Amnesty demands release of cyber-dissident who helped victims
Beijing’s Alternative Logo
Tags:China, Human rights, Olympics, Video
Comment from kim
Time: July 17, 2008, 7:10 am
The Games are a chance, while the world is watching, to press China for change.
Without change China will carry on executing more of its citizens than any other country in the world, it will continue censoring the media and the Internet and it will continue locking up and torturing those who try to stand up for their rights and the rights of others.
To stand up for human rights is to stand up for the values enshrined in the Olympic Charter.
Check out Amnesty International Australia’s special China microsite http://www.uncensor.com.au