Thursday, August 28, 2008

Human rights in China.


Before the Olympic Game began on 8th August this year Amnesty International condemns China for violating human rights to its people.

According to the Amnesty International human right reports publicized this year China was estimated to have at least 470 people who were executed and 1,860 people sentenced to death during 2007, although the true figures were believed to be much higher because death penalty statistics continued to be regarded as a state secret in China.
Moreover Amnesty International condemned China for violating international human rights by denying freedom of assembly and freedom of expression to protesters in Tibet who were demanding the easing of a government-imposed campaign which forces monks to write denunciations of the Dalai Lama and subjects them to government political propaganda.

On that event different international media reported that over 50 protesters were arrested. Subsequent protests also began in other monasteries in support of those detained, which led to more general unrest throughout Lhasa and in other parts of Tibet in which lay people joined in.

Amnesty international says Police and military forces fired teargas into crowds, beating protestors and fired live ammunition in an attempt to disperse them.

Due to those problems the Olympic torch for Olympic game was also boycotted in different countries such as London, Paris as well as China.

The situation that destroyed the aim Olympic torch of being a symbol of peace between the continents.

Amnesty international said they expected International Olympic Committee - IOC to give condition for China to fulfil its promise of scrutinizing human rights in its country before they give China opportunity to host the Olympic Games.

However during the Olympic Games there were no reports of human rights abuse in China published by media, the focus seemed to be more on the Olympic Games.

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