May 24, 2011
By: Right to Nonviolent, Beirut, Lebanon
What kind of government systematically jails, tortures, disappears and harasses large numbers of its own people who dare to speak out in favor of democracy, justice and truth?
RN Board Member Dr. Yang Jianli, internationally well-known dissident and former political prisoner in China, will present an open letter 4 June 2011 to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon regarding the Chinese government’s systematic and sustained campaign of human rights violations against its own people. Since its founding, RN has affirmed the essential need for nonviolence to succeed from ‘Mauritania to China‘. We support Dr. Yang’s efforts, and ask our colleagues to join in this important call. To be presented on the 22nd anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre on behalf of the organization Initiatives for China founded by Dr. Yang, the letter calls specifically for the assets of those responsible for this massacre to be frozen and for the crimes therein, as well as recent crimes against Chinese citizens, to be referred to the International Criminal Court.
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Click here to access the full text of the appeal and letter
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From the list administrator. In 2005, Lebanon’s Cedar Revolution charted the path to nonviolence in the Middle East. In 2009, the Iranian Green Revolution promised a similar course. Now the whole Middle East is poised for a 1989-like year of change. The people of Tunisia have ended a 23-year dictatorship without violence in January 2011, and the Egyptian people are following suit in the most promising Revolution to date. The Middle East Revolution underway must remain nonviolent to mark a historical break for human rights and democracy. Without them it remains incomplete. This list draws its inspiration from the ongoing tragic sacrifices and high hopes of participants in the unfinished Middle East revolution. It carries the message of nonviolence as the key instrument for change from China to Mauritania, with a focus on the Middle East. Several thousand recipients with an interest in nonviolent change across the world are on the list. Please disseminate as you see appropriate and send any comments or suggestions to Right to Nonviolence.