QUEENSLAND RALLIES IN SUPPORT OF HUMAN RIGHTS FOR THE 2008 OLYMPICS
Well known Queensland identities and community groups representing varying interests and causes are standing up for human dignity in the lead up to the 2008 Olympics.
As the arrival of the Global Human Rights Torch Relay in Australia draws nearer, the list of renowned ambassadors, community groups and average Australian citizens committed to support this international movement is vastly growing. These people join a global initiative inspired by the Olympic Torch relay to express concern about human rights abuses taking place in China, particularly the persecution and forced organ harvesting from practitioners of the Falun Gong spiritual practice.
Some of the supporters and networks coming together for the HRTR include the Burmese community, Darfur Australia Network, Sudanese Lost Boys Association, the Tibetan Community, Australian Association of Jewish Holocaust Survivors and Descendants, the Polish Community and a host of others.
The Global Human Rights Torch Relay is gaining momentum in Australia with the increasing support of local communities, and the Toowoomba leg of the HRTR looks set to make human dignity a priority in the lead up to the 2008 Olympics.
The Human Rights Torch will arrive in Australia on 27 October. Toowoomba will welcome the flame to Queensland on November 1 at the Village Green next to City Hall, Ruthven Street with a magnificent ceremony. Further details to follow.
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