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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. 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. Claire of Free Aung San Suu Kyi!

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See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » Why do people give charity?

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Stars — movie stars, rock stars, sports stars — exercise a ludicrous influence over the public consciousness. Hollywood celebrities have become central players on deeply political issues like development aid, refugees and government-sponsored violence in Darfur. Well, who is? But it is the way it works.

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