A notable and worthy activity. I think less in terms of rights and entitlements, and more in terms of responsibility and accountability. Bloggers have access to a communication medium with tremendous potential – use it well. ~TAB
“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.
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.”
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April 24, 2008 at 2:52 am
I have some older writings that deal with human rights. I might take part in this effort.
May 20, 2008 at 10:18 am
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