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state" and sentenced to three and a half years in prison as well as one year of political rights deprivation. Another actlvist, Yang Chunlin, who is a land rights activist; was also convicted of a similar otfence

on 25 March 2008 and sentenced to five years in prison. Ye Guozhu, a housing rights activist who protested against forced eviction in Beijing, has been serving a four-year sentence s¡nce 2004. Ye's son and

brother, Ye Mingjun and Ye Guoqiang were detained on suspicion of inciting subversion of the state on 29 September 2007. Although both were released, they

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before the Games. While the countdown for the game

continues, Amnesty is also counting on your urgent attention and action to urge the Chinese government

to real¡ze the pledge.

Many prisoners of conscience worldwide risk their f

reedom and even life to speak for their rights and also

defend the rights of others. ln Myanmar alone, there

are more than '1 ,500 prisoners of conscience. Aung San Suu Kyi, one of a large number of prisoners of conscience in Myanmar, has been under strict and prolonged house arrest since 1989. Amnesty lnterna-

tional is calling for the immediate and unconditional release of Aung San Suu Kyi. We cannot turn a blind eye to the numerous violations

of human rights. Please join us in the action

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become an urgent-action letter writer to help defend the rights of human rights defenders.

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26-year-old lT engineer, was freed on 18 March, 2008 after being pardoned by the king.

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Two Amnesty lnternational delegates observed the trial.

They said they were concerned that the trial failed to satisfy international fair trial standards.

As early as in 2001 during the bidding process of the Games of 2008, the Chinese authorities had indicated to the lnternational Olympic Committee

We Want Human Rights, Not Olympics [sic] movement. The tr¡al began in February.

Yang was sentenced to five years in jail. His family has said he had been subjected to reoeated torture and assaults in prison.

ttiat hosting the Games would "help promote all economic and social projects and will also benefit the further development of our human rights

cause" in China. Human rights organizations all over the world have been lobbying for the Chinese authorities to honour its promises. During the National People's Congress Standing Committee session in October 2O07, lhe Beijing Olympics

Committee renewed its pledge, saying, 'Îhe Olympic preparations have promoted and will continue to promote human rights causes in China'.

Yet, in the last seven years the human rights record in China has clearly worsened. Amnesty lnternational has found that many human rights defenders are imprisoned as the government is "cleaning up" the city's image with the approach of the Olympics. The situation has deteriorated since August 2007 as crackdowns have been staged to prevent any activities to be held in October 2007

at a time of the Communist Party's five-yearly congress. Freedom of expression and spece to exchange information freely on the internet are be¡ng threatened. Here are two examples:

Yang Chinlin was arrested in June 2007 on charges of "inciting subversion of state powe/'. His

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conditions of those who are violated and/or discriminated against. He has been calling attention to the human rights Situation in China. He was arrested in December 2007 on ,,inciting subversion of state power'' and was given a jail term of three the charges of and a half years on April 3, 2008.

According to the lnternational Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, everyone has the right to hold opinions without interference. ln order to prevent governments from justifying unreasonable limitations on freedom of expression and freedom of information in the name cjf national security, the Johannesburg Principles provide. that only when the expression is intended to incite imminent violence may such expression be Subject to restrictidn. As such, neither Yang nor Hu should have been subiected to any punishment for their acts. The Constitution of China also states that its citizens have the right of access to news and information as well as the right to publish.

Neither Yang nor Hu violated any Chinese law or international conventions; what put the two in prison was political motive.

Amnesty lnternational has been archiving and exposing news of prisoners of conscience, lobbying governments and internat¡onal organizations (such as the lnternational Olympic Committee) to use their influence to persuade the Chinese authorities to honour its promises made on improving the human rights conditions in China.

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Street Demonstrations: Olympic Legacy-China's Choice As throngs of people made their way through the busy streets of

Causeway Bay and Mongkok some weeks ago, Amnesty lnternational Hong Kong sought to raise awareness of the relationship between the upcoming Beijing Olympics and human rights. The organization passed out pamphlets to pedestrians and encouraged supporters to stamp large banners promoting progress in the field of human rights. While some passers-by criticized the demonstration, saying it amounted to "over-

politicizing" the Olympic Games, many people praised the efforts of AIHK. Knowledge of ongoing violations - specifically within the realm of freedom of expression, fair trial for detainees, capital punishment and treatment of human rights defenders -was enhanced by the participation in the street action campaign.

Men, women and children from different backgrounds came out and took photographs in front of the banners, and "chopped" the

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Merely scratching the surface on such matters, the Government has demonstrated a weak political will to make progress in the LGBT arena, wh¡le consistently forgetting that ii is this very group of people who-lacking the support from the major¡ty, as suggested by the surveys it had commissioned-deserves legal protection from any kind of discrimination. ln order to become a responsible and caring government under its goal of "strong governance", The Government of Hong Kong ought to carry out more deliberaled interviews and research to pinpoint where the problems lie, to highlight the discrimination and prejudice faced by many day after day, and to ensure that human rights are enjoyed by all, not just by the majority.

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the University of Basra for not wearing the veil. Female teachers and pupils in Basra schools have also been harassed when found without covering on their heads. Such threats have also been reported from campuses in other parts of lraq. At Mosul University, leaflets were c¡rculated in October 2004 warning women of "a terrible fate" if thev did not wear the veil.

subservient role in societies and limits their chances of acquiring

Seemingly minor activities such as choosing one's own clothes are an important element of individualism. Restricting women to only one style of clothing is an absurd violation of freedom of expression. The underlying message is, "those who defy the 'rules' shall be punished!" Not only do such practices limit women's r¡ghts to education and to work, they also restrict freedom of religion.

knowledge and skills. This in turn limits their participation in society, in the economy and in politics. Such an env¡ronment perpetuates inequality and discrimination; it encourages a "male dominant tradition", with females being treated as inferior. One place where all of this is being illustrated in a deeply saddening manner is lraq:

Lawlessness, continuing killings, abductions and rapes have shrunk women's freedom of movement and their ability to get educated and to work. The general lack of security in lraq has forced many women out of the public space, tak¡ng away their most fundamental rights.

violence against women not only includes physical and mental harm or psychological torture: denying women equal opportunity in education, restricting their liberty, meting out discriminatory treatment purely on the basis of gender are all considered kinds of violence. Such violence reinforces women's "traditional"

Vian Kiryakus, a Christian student waiting in front of the university to be collected by her father, was reported as saying: "l have no choice but to wear the veil; the terrorists are watchinq and targeting the unveiled girl students".

Pamphlets found on campus declared: "lf the boy students don't separate from the girl students, the college will be bombed. Any girl student who does not wear a veil will have their face burned with chemicals."

Some girls of the 12th grade class at a high school in the neighborhood of AlZayoona said: "We want security and peace so we can pursue our careers in peace."

By October 2004 the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research was reoorted to have learned of about 3,000 women students in Baghdad requesting a postponem-ent of their studies because of the security situation.

Even girls who do go to school have been subjected to ¡ncreasing pressure to wear a headscarf or veil since the overthrow of Saddam Hussein'S government. Women and girls at universities and schools have been harassed and threatened. Female students reported intimidation by members of lslamist groups at

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effectiveness. lt even legalizes some discrimination on the ground of race.

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the Family Status Discrimination Ordinance (FSDO). The RDB should show that the HK Government is ready to combat discrimination and to promote racial equality and harmony. But, despite the efforts of the ditferent NGOs, academics and other concerned groups, the government

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fear that instead of abolishing discrimination, the RÐB will end up institu:

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