Comments on: Olympics values http://freelantern.com/index.php/archive/beating-peaceful-protestors/ Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:21:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: kim http://freelantern.com/index.php/archive/beating-peaceful-protestors/comment-page-1/#comment-78 kim Thu, 17 Jul 2008 05:10:36 +0000 http://freelantern.com/?p=113#comment-78 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 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

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