Torch Relay Event News:

Kingston (Canada): [Video]MPP Welcome HRTR On Behalf of Government, May 12, 2008
Detroit: Metro group protests Chinese human rights policies
Miami: Torch relay focuses on China’s human rights record
Winnipeg: Winnipeg welcomes Human Rights Torch
Halifax: [Video] Human Rights Torch Arrives in Canada

China reluctant to prod Myanmar over aid

China faces mounting appeals to prod cyclone-ravaged Myanmar to allow access to foreign aid workers but is giving no sign it will use its influence over its ally, insisting instead that the world respect the military junta’s sovereignty. more...

15-year-old Orphaned as Mother Dies in Custody

"After [learning of her impending death], I heard that some police officers proposed releasing her, but the provincial State Security Bureau said that Falun Gong was a major target as the Olympics approached, and denied her release," writes Zhou's son. "With grief and indignation, I want to say that I love peace and hope that the CCP will honor the promises it made to improve human rights when competing to host the Olympic Games, including stopping the persecution of Falun Gong, and that it will not commit murder in the name of protecting the Olympic Games." more...

Video: Human Rights Torch Relay Worldwide >

The Human Rights Torch Relay (HRTR) is a global grassroots campaign to raise awareness prior to the 2008 Beijing Olympics of the Chinese communist regime's human rights crimes, providing a platform for all persecuted groups to speak. The HRTR strongly condemns the arrest of 1878 Falun Gong followers since January 1st 2008; Chinese regime's ruthless crackdown in Tibet; support of corrupt regimes in Burma and Darfur; and persecution of Christians, lawyers, reporters and all who have effectively become "prisoners of the Olympics" as a consequence of China's pre-Olympics whitewash.

The Tibetan, Burmese, and Vietnamese communities, the Darfur Support Network (Sudan), Chinese democracy groups, student groups, former Olympians, and representatives from sports and politics are among the relay participants. The HRTR was initiated by the Coalition to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong (CIPFG).