Our Next Event: Unite for Human Rights - May 15th
Bloggers Unite is an initiative designed to harness the power of the blogosphere to make the world a better place. By challenging bloggers to blog about a particular social cause on a single day, a single voice can be joined with thousands of others to help make a real positive difference; from raising awareness for cancer, to an effort to better education systems or support 3rd world countries. Read More
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On May 15th, bloggers unite for Human Rights!
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1. Before May 15th, add a badge to your blog and spread the word.
2. On May 15th get the word out and blog about a human rights issue!
3. Spread the love, share your post in the Bloggers Unite Group.
While the words might change from country to country and are sometimes taken for granted, human rights represent one of the universally agreed upon ideas — that all people are born with basic rights and freedoms that include life, liberty, and justice. This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by the United Nations.
Bloggers Unite For Human Rights challenges bloggers everywhere to help elevate human rights by drawing attention to the challenges and successes of human rights issues on May 15. What those topics may include — the wrongful imprisonment of journalists covering assemblies, governments that ignore the plight of citizens, and censorship of the Internet. What is important is that on one day, thousands of bloggers unite and share their unified support of human rights everywhere.
Bloggers Unite is an opportunity for bloggers, vloggers, and photobloggers to use their space to make the world a better place. By adding a badge, you can show your support of our newest social awareness campaign.
You can make your own too. Create and e-mail a badge to unite@blogcatalog.com by April 21 and we will include it in our library of badges. The badge must support human rights and include the date of the next event — May 15. Add a badge to your blog early to show the world that you will joining thousands of bloggers who are willing to call for action to support human rights all over the world.
Bloggers Unite For Human
Rights + Amnesty
International Selected
Topics
Amnesty International is a worldwide movement of more than 2.2 million people who campaign for internationally recognized human rights. They are also our newest partners in the Bloggers Unite For Human Rights and have selected several human rights issues and actions for consideration.
For a complete list of human rights topics visit the Amnesty International human rights priorities page.
Human Rights In China
China has long promised to improve its human rights record for before the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics. Instead, there has been a crackdown on peaceful dissent in Tibet, prominent human rights activists, and media. Today, China human rights record is worse than it was before they made their promise.
China currently holds the world record for the largest number of imprisoned journalists and cyber-dissidents. One of the most prominent stories includes journalist Shi Tao, who is serving a 10-year sentence in a Chinese prison for sending an email! On May 15, you can do something about it.
Call for the release of Shi Tao and other prisoners in China.
Urge your U.S. representative to press the Chinese government to release Shi Tao and others who were jailed simply for their legitimate use of the Internet.
Ask Yahoo Not to Violate Human Rights
Yahoo! helped put Shi Tao in prison. They provided information to the Chinese Government, which led to his unjust imprisonment.
Illegal Detentions at Guantanamo Bay
Since first detainees arrived on January 11, 2002, the U.S. detention facility at Guantánamo Bay has become a global symbol of U.S. human rights violations. Infractions have included: illegal detention, denial of fundamental legal rights, and torture. The only proper recourse is to close the detention facility.
Amnesty International calls for detainees held at Guantánamo Bay, other U.S. facilities, and secret CIA sites to be charged and given fair trial before independent and impartial tribunals such as U.S. federal courts. Tearitdown.org is Amnesty International’s global initiative to end illegal US detentions. On May 15, you can do something about it.
Sign the tearitdown.org pledge
and ask your readers to do the same. Only action and attention will end the illegal detentions at Guantanamo Bay.
Crisis in Darfur
One of the worst atrocities and abuses of human rights in the world today is taking place in Darfur, Sudan. The conflict in this country has led to the worst human rights abuses imaginable — the systematic and widespread murder, rape, abduction, and displacement of peaceful citizens.
Hundreds of thousands of civilians have been killed in deliberate and indiscriminate attacks by both sides of the warring factions. Today, more than 2.5 million civilians have been displaced in the Sudan. On May 15, you can do something about it.
Write about the human rights abuses taking place in Drafur
and ask your readers to take action for the people of Darfur. They have no voice so the world has to their voice for them.
Want to hear what people are saying about Bloggers Unite? Would you like to chime in and make a suggestion for the next Bloggers Unite challenge? The Bloggers Unite discussion group from BlogCatalog is a great way for members to share stories, ideas, and give feedback to keep the Bloggers Unite movement going strong! Even if you don't have a blog of your own you can sign up for a guest account and join the conversation.
December 17th 2007 - Acts of Kindness
The Acts of Kindness theme aims at putting a human face on the bloggers responsible for so much good in the world. The goal is to expose their kindness and generosity as well as serve as an example to non-bloggers that volunteering for a charity, donating to a cause, or simply doing something kind for another person has a ripple effect around the world. "Maybe 20,000 bloggers, vloggers, photographers will make a difference."
September 27th 2007 - Bloggers Against Abuse
The Outcome we are after is to be part of the largest group of bloggers to ever blog about an important cause, all on the same day. On Sept. 27th, blog about putting an end to some sort of Abuse (you decide what kind of abuse to blog about)
July 18th 2007 - Organ Donor Awareness Campaign
We chose organ donation because it is a gift of life. So on July 18, let's all come together again and raise awareness about organ donation and the good it can do. Why organ donation? In Australia, more than 1,700 people are waiting for organ transplants. In Latin America, more than 50,000. In Europe and the United States, more than 170,000. In China, more than 2 million. In Africa, there isn't enough organization to really know. Without an organ transplant, these people will die.
