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Human rights torch relay, started in Greece and now travelling around the world
The 2008 Olympics & Human Rights
Address by Rep. Roberson to the Miami Human Rights Torch EventWednesday, May 14, 2008 6:56:00 PM Florida State Representative Yolly Roberson accepted the Torch of Human rights at the Miami Human Rights Torch Relay in Bayfront Park on Saturday, May 10. Full Story
Interview: 'Those who take that step, change history'Tuesday, May 13, 2008 9:47:00 PM Forty years ago Tommie Smith stood in front of a mirror and asked himself whether he could go through with what he and fellow athlete John Carlos had planned. Full Story
'Truth to Power'Tuesday, May 13, 2008 8:30:00 PM Influential leaders of several Jewish groups signed a declaration urging Jews around the world to boycott the Beijing Olympics. Full Story
Human Rights Torch Shines in CarolinaTuesday, May 13, 2008 6:55:00 PM The Human Rights Torch arrived in Durham, North Carolina last Sunday and was greeted by an enthusiastic crowd despite a spring downpour. Full Story
Human Rights Torch Shines in MiamiTuesday, May 13, 2008 6:54:00 PM The Human Rights Torch arrived in Miami to the welcoming cheers and stirring songs of dozens of human rights activists, united to end oppression in communist China. Full Story
The Twin Betrayals of the Olympics in 1936 and 2008Monday, May 12, 2008 9:25:00 PM The years 1936 and 2008 have in common the hosting of the Olympic Games by totalitarian regimes: Nazi Germany and Communist China. Full Story
Human Rights Torch Lit in ChicagoMonday, May 12, 2008 6:55:00 PM The Human Rights Torch was lit at Chicago's Lincoln Park this past Saturday in the presence of politicians, rights activists and local community groups. Full Story
Olympic Games, or Mobilization for War?Saturday, May 10, 2008 7:18:00 PM On May 5, Tian Yixiang, the director of the military bureau's security command center for the Beijing Olympic Games, told a reporter from the military channel of Xinhua News Net that the main thre ... Full Story
Human Rights Torch Relay Comes to San DiegoFriday, May 09, 2008 6:55:00 PM SAN DIEGO, CA—Beneath the blue skies of San Diego, onlookers and supporters, gathered at the Spreckles Organ Pavilion in Balboa Park for the arrival of the Human Rights Torch Relay (HRTR). Giving voic ... Full Story
Human Rights in China: Better or Worse?Thursday, May 08, 2008 9:25:00 PM As the spotlight on China becomes ever brighter in the run-up to the summer Olympics, human rights for Chinese citizens haven't improved, concludes a panel of China experts. Full Story
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