20.05.2008

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Von Folter gezeichnet: Ein Falun-Gong-Anhänger

China is violating human rights. On a massive scale.

In no other country in the world are so many people subjected to bestial forms of torture, detained in labour camps and executed. Nowhere else in the world are so many people denied free access to information through the Internet and other media.

And nowhere else are ethnic and religious minorities the target of such brutal oppression.

NOW is our chance to make China get its act together!

In the run-up to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing this August China will come under the spotlight of international public opinion.

We were promised that the nation hosting the Games would take action to improve its human rights record.

Be more than just a spectator, get involved.

Protest against terrible injustices perpetrated behind the façade of the Olympics!

Become part of our CHINA OLYMPICS campaign.

Help make the Olympic Games a window of opportunity for human rights!

To President Hu Jintao, People’s Republic of China

Copy to the International Olympic Committee

 

Dear Mr President

When the 2008 Olympic Games were awarded to Beijing, China promised to improve its record on human rights. Nevertheless horrific violations of human rights continue to take place in the Olympic host nation.

These target in particular members of minorities including Tibetans, Uighurs, Mongols, Christians and Falun Gong practitioners.

A celebration of sporting excellence is incompatible with abuses that cry out to the heavens for justice!

I urge your government to make good its Olympic promises immediately!

 

- NO MORE EXECUTIONS, TORTURE OR ORGAN-STEALING!

- CLOSE THE LABOUR CAMPS!

- END THE OPPRESSION OF MINORITIES!

- RESPECT FREEDOM OF OPINION AND BELIEF!

- NO PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MURDEROUS REGIME IN SUDAN!

 

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