Monday 10th December- International Human Rights Day: Protests at Chinese Embassy & Consulates

With only nine months to go to the Beijing Olympics 2008 China is winning a gold medal for human rights abuses.  Promised improvements in freedom of speech and in the governments respect for human rights have turned into crackdowns in Tibet, greater controls on journalists, forced evictions, imprisonment of AIDS & Democracy activists, continued persecution of religious practitioners etc.

December 10th is World Human Rights Day and given China's failure to improve its human rights record, we call for mass protests outside of UK Chinese Embassies and Consulates. We urge all opponents of China's government to come and join us. The Chinese government hopes to use the Beijing Olympics Ceremony to gain international recognition that it is a superpower, and hopes to use it to divert criticism for it's lack of democracy, human rights and concern for the environment. Let us unite
against the human rights abuses worldwide.

Details of protests & events on or around December 10th:

Note: Bring your own banners, flags, petitions etc! If you cannot get to
any of these protests, why not run an information stall/action in your
local area?

LONDON
Time: 6pm-8pm
Meeting Place: Chinese Embassy 49-51 Portland Place London W1B 1JL
Details: Demonstration / Mock Human Rights 'awards' ceremony for China and
           Candle light and Prayers.
 
Manchester:
Time: 9am
Meeting Place: Denison House,71 Denison Road, Rusholme, Manchester M14 5RX
Contact Details: luke@sftuk.org

Edinburgh:
10th December  - 55 Corstorphine Road, Edinburgh EH12 5QG
Contact Details: iain@sftuk.org

Phone/Fax Protest
For those who cannot make a protest, please phone/fax your local embassy throughout the day, and inquire about the health of prisoners of conscience such as Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the eleventh Panchen Lama, Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, Mao Hengfeng and all of those languishing in Chinese prisons. Alternatively, politely request that China stop abusing human rights, and wish them a happy international Human Rights Day!

Phone Numbers:
London:020-72994049         Manchester: 0161-2489304         Edinburgh: 0131-3379896
Fax:
London: 020-76362981          Manchester: 0161-2572672         Edinburgh: 0131-3371790

On Behalf of Organising Group

Tibetan Youth UK