Τρίτη 22 Οκτωβρίου 2013

Ευχαριστήρια επιστολή του Γενικού Γραμματέα της Διεθνούς Αμνηστίας για τη συμμετοχή στην ημέρα δράσης των Bloggers για τα ανθρώπινα δικαιώματα


Ο βασικός συνεργάτης μας της Διεθνούς Αμνηστίας στην ευχαριστήρια επιστολή του σε όλους όσους συμμετείχαν στην ημέρα δράσης των Bloggers στις 16 Οκτωβρίου που εφέτος έστρεψαν τη παγκόσμια προσοχή στα ανθρώπινα δικαιώματα.





Secretary General of Amnesty International thanks you for taking part in Blog Action Day.

Hi Costis 

Our key partner Amnesty International wanted to thank you for taking part in Blog Action Day and focusing the world's attention on Human Rights on October 16.  Below is a message from the Secretary General of Amnesty International, Salil Shetty. 


Dear friends,


I’d like to thank you, on behalf of Amnesty International, for exercising one of your fundamental human rights  − freedom of expression −  on Blog Action Day 2013.


I was amazed by the sheer diversity and number of good blogs posted yesterday, by over 2,400 registered bloggers (and close to 2,000 unregistered bloggers and social media users) across 130 countries.


Together, you brought to light dark stories about human rights abuses. You also told many inspirational tales about international activism, solidarity and hope.

Being able to express our opinions online in this way is a powerful weapon in the struggle for universal human rights.


We were proud to be a key Blog Action Day 2013 partner, and to have shared this day with you. Our work to defend human rights continues on the other 364 days of the year.



And please keep blogging. We need to keep pulling together to stop human rights abuses worldwide. Right now, we are pushing for a new law to protect people in Kenya’s slums from being kicked out of their homes. You can help by signing our petition now.


Thanks once again for being Blog Action Day.  We have posted some great blogs on this Storify, and plan to publish our three favourites soon on Amnesty’s global human rights blog, LIVEWIRE.



Salil Shetty

Secretary General, Amnesty International