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Doing the Right Stuff Right for Human Rights

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It wasn’t until 1993, when a reconstruction of these events by American journalist Mark Danner first appeared in The New Yorker , that the full story of the El Mozote massacre was brought to light and sent shock waves through the international community. Photo credits: Rom Srinivasan and Patrick Ball.

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Why is Sopheap Wearing a Red T-Shirt?

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Photo by Tharum , found on his Facebook Profile. I spotted this photo in Tharum's Facebook photos the title is "Quiet Vigil Outside Burma Embassy in Phnom Penh." " Mean Lux has a set on Flickr here and you can see a photo of his red t-shirt. There's a photo group in flickr too.

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Beijing 2008 Olympics Potential Catalyst for Human Rights

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The 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing is providing leverage for Tibetan, Darfurian, Burmese and Chinese human rights campaigns: The International Campaign for Tibet created the Race for Tibet. 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.

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NpTech Summary: Red T-Shirt Day - Supporting Monks, YouTube Nonprofit Channel, and Web2forDev Conference Reports

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Flickr Photo by Villoks Many people around the world are supporting the Monks in Burma by wearing red t-shirts today or participating in vigils like this one in Cambodia outside the Burma embassy. So, while it may very difficult to find Internet content from Burma, it is getting onto the Internet.

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Gift the Gift of Charity: Make A Contribution to any of these Fabulous Organizations

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Photo by Life in Africa For this week's BlogHer Holiday Guide post, I needed to come up with a list of nonprofit organizations or causes that BlogHer readers may consider making a donation to as part of their year-end giving. Support Peace Work Around the World Peace Project Fellow, Alison Long Photo in Flickr, Used with Permission.

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NpTech Tag: Roundups from and about Facebook and More

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Many blogs, like the Razoo blog , went red on Thursday as part of Free Burma: International Bloggers Day. Why not join, upload your logo in the photo pool, and write a wall post promoting your latest your Facebook project! Second Life Ruby has an update on the demonstrations occurring in Second Life in support of Burma.

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Day 1: Connecting Up Conference: Brisbane, Australia

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More Flickr Photos here. Disaster Relief: Described their efforts for Tsunami and Katrina and mentioned efforts for Burma and China. Conference Tag: CU08 ConnectingUp Conference Warning: I am live blogging these notes as the conference unfolds. It is a challenging and exciting at the same time.