I said that I would update you on how my human rights day thing went at my school so here it is.
In all, we wrote 29 letters of three different kinds. Most people wrote one, some wrote two, and some even wrote all three! Here are the three different letters that we wrote.
One to the Minister of Justice in China. It was about a journalist in China named Shi Tao who was imprisoned for sending an email. He was writing up on the anniversary of Tiannemun Square. The government had told all the journalists that this was what he had to write for the article. He then emailed the article that he was supposed to write to a correspondent in the USA saying look, this is what we have to write. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Another one to President Putin in Russia. This was about a "disappeared" student named Artur Akhmatkhanov had disappeared from his home. Artur volunteered for the Russian - Chechen Friendship Society which monitors human rights and promotes a peaceful end to conflict. Soldiers wearing masks took him from his home.
The last type of letter that we wrote was to General Than Shwe of Myanmar. It was about Aung San Suu Kyi who is the leader of the National League for Democracy which was voted for in the 1990 election. The authorities would not hand over power though. She was under house arrest for many years. In 2003, right after she was released from house arrest, she was one her way to the capital and she was attacked and arrested. She was put in jail with no charge and no trial.
I think that these were all very important topics and I'm glad that we wrote 29 letters. Visit the Write for Rights website to show were I created an account for my class and see what other people wrote about. Mine might be near the bottom. Anyway, it's a great cause and I will definitely be doing this again next year!
In all, we wrote 29 letters of three different kinds. Most people wrote one, some wrote two, and some even wrote all three! Here are the three different letters that we wrote.
One to the Minister of Justice in China. It was about a journalist in China named Shi Tao who was imprisoned for sending an email. He was writing up on the anniversary of Tiannemun Square. The government had told all the journalists that this was what he had to write for the article. He then emailed the article that he was supposed to write to a correspondent in the USA saying look, this is what we have to write. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Another one to President Putin in Russia. This was about a "disappeared" student named Artur Akhmatkhanov had disappeared from his home. Artur volunteered for the Russian - Chechen Friendship Society which monitors human rights and promotes a peaceful end to conflict. Soldiers wearing masks took him from his home.
The last type of letter that we wrote was to General Than Shwe of Myanmar. It was about Aung San Suu Kyi who is the leader of the National League for Democracy which was voted for in the 1990 election. The authorities would not hand over power though. She was under house arrest for many years. In 2003, right after she was released from house arrest, she was one her way to the capital and she was attacked and arrested. She was put in jail with no charge and no trial.
I think that these were all very important topics and I'm glad that we wrote 29 letters. Visit the Write for Rights website to show were I created an account for my class and see what other people wrote about. Mine might be near the bottom. Anyway, it's a great cause and I will definitely be doing this again next year!
2 comments:
Hey - love the slideshow from the concert. Good thing Isaac was next to Rebecca! :-)
By the way, looks like you were an awesome triangle player Isaac! :-)
I read about you Isaac in the Windsor Star (a Windsor, Ontario newspaper). It's great to read about people, young and old, who are taking an interest in the future of our country and the world. Keep up the great work!!
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