POUR UN C.I.O. LIBRE ET DROIT, INDEPENDANT ET RESPECTUEUX DE SES ENGAGEMENTS POUR LA DIGNITE HUMAINE !
Demandez au C.I.O. de se battre pour un accès libre intégral à Internet pour les Journalistes couvran t l'évènement et pour que la Chine améliore les Droits de l'Homme avant le début des jeux.
Le C.I.O. ne respecte pas son engagement à protéger sa propre indépendance pour le respect de la dignité humaine. Même si cette pétition vous semble tardive, signez-la, pure question d'éthique !
Pétition CARE2 à signer et diffuser :
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/287767058?z00m=15993487
Comme le rappelle Care2, le Comité ne doit pas être le complice de la Chine.
"La mission du C.I.O. est de "placer le sport au service du développement harmonieux de l'homme en vue de promouvoir une société de Paix concernée par le respect de la dignité humaine" et ceci n'arrivera pas tant que les jeux se tiennent sur fond de torture, persécutions politiques et mensonges."
Texte anglais :
Going against their own mandate to protect the independence of the Olympic Movement and to preserve human dignity, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has caved to Beijing's demands to censor the media's Internet access during the Games, including sites dealing with human rights, Tibet or other "dangerous" topics".
The IOC needs to stand up to China and stand up for freedom of press!
The IOC's mission is not to be China's accomplice but to "place sport at the service of the harmonious development of man, with a view to promoting a peaceful society concerned with the preservation of human dignity," and that won't happen as long as the games are held against a backdrop of torture, political persecution and lies.
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Going against their own mandate to protect the independence of the Olympic Movement and to preserve human dignity, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has caved to Beijing's demands to censor the media's Internet access during the Games.
Sites from human rights organizations such as Amnesty International, Reporters Without Borders, Human Rights Watch, or any search for a site with Tibet in the address have been blocked, making it difficult for journalists to find information on political and human rights stories the Chinese government dislikes.
Seven years ago, when bidding for the games, China promised to allow "complete freedom to report." But that didn't matter to the IOC officials, who have agreed to China's request to Internet censorship only a few days before the Games. A senior IOC official apologized for that decision, but an apology is not enough.
The IOC's mission is not to be China's accomplice but to "place sport at the service of the harmonious development of man, with a view to promoting a peaceful society concerned with the preservation of human dignity," and that won't happen as long as the games are held against a backdrop of torture, political persecution and lies.
It's time for the IOC to stop playing China's Games. Cutting a deal with China to allow Internet censorship was wrong and we want more than a simple apology. Tell the IOC to demand free Internet access for journalists covering the Olympic Games and to pressure China to honor its pledge to improve human rights before the Games.