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Beijing 2008 Olympics Potential Catalyst for Human Rights

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According to their site: "The International Olympic Committee (IOC) awarded Beijing the 2008 Olympic Games in 2001, disregarding international criticism of China's human rights record. Both the IOC and the Chinese have argued that the Games will "improve human rights in China" and therefore Tibet.

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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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Interview with Zainab Salbi, Founder of Women for Women International

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You can also listen to the interview on the Big Vision Podcast site , download it from iTunes , or play it on the little player below: Zainab Salbi: Women for Women International aims at helping women move from victims, to survivors, to active participants. Our country director in Bosnia was a survivor of the four-year siege of Sarajevo.

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Support Women Survivors of War with $27/month

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Here is a small excerpt from Honorata's story from the Women for Women International site : "It was in 2002 that the world turned upside down and Honorata lost the signs of a "true and nice life" that she and her husband had built. The show ended, and I immediately signed up to be a Women for Women International sponsor.

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