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Beijing 2008 Olympics Potential Catalyst for Human Rights

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They've organized an international Olympic Torch Relay which began on August 9 in Chad, near the Darfur border, and will finish in China in January. The US Campaign for Burma is asking for a boycott of the Games: "China is paralyzing UN Security Council action on Burma. olympics China human rights Tibet Burma Darfur

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"Books of Conscience" to Read During Genocide Prevention Month

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According to the Genocide Prevention Month's site , the genocide in Bosnia began April 6, in Rwanda April 7, in Cambodia April 17, in Darfur April 19, in Armenia April 24, and the Holocast began April 21st. Did you know that six genocides began in the month of April?

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Solutionary Women: Heddy Nam

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Never Again is an international network that connects young people around the world to generate ideas and action for peace. Later, they learned that it happened again and again – in the cases of Cambodia, Bosnia and Rwanda - and it was still happening but nobody was doing anything about it. The first step is to get educated.

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