216. HUMAN RIGHTS - SUBSEQUENT STORIES
Following the anniversary of the proclamation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights - and beyond the widespread media coverage of disregards for the most basic human rights all over the world - a four notes register to make us think about:
Besides, there's an ongoing campain in this country to repudiate this attempt to transform blogs in something like what some media already are: just crawling slaves or puppets in the hands of the installed power.
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Leighton, the blog's author, posts: Somehow this simple monk's smile gives me hope. The human spirit is strong, and people like Palden Gyatso teach us the art of survival against all the odds. Tashi Delegs, Palden!
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An European petition reached 5.4 million signatures in less than a year - for the right to life of every human being, from conception to natural death.
A Northen-American (Canada, United States and Mexico) petition with 330 000 signatures in about two months - for the extension of the right to life to all members of the human family, including the unborn child.
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See also other related posts: DIGNITY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL OF US and HUMAN RIGHTS.
[Portuguese post on Dec 12th, 2008]
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Hi Am.mA! Merry, Merry Xmas!!!
2008-12-24 - 14:01:43
Hi PEJA! Many many thanks!
I hope you too had a Merry Christmas!
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Thank you for your email! :) Really!
You're welcome, Peja. Many thanks to you!
Cheers for the link.
You're very welcome, Leighton.