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Videos
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Aung San Suu Kyi - Freedom Song | Human Rights Month
Join Causecast, Human Rights Action Center, Jack Healey and Aung San Suu Kyi in celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on Human Rights Day, December 10, 2008. Human Rights day is celebrated to promote the universal human right, to live and to do so peacefully. This day was declared to raise awareness of human rights and of those who are deprived of these rights. Get involved by signing the petition at HumanRightsActionCenter.org which will be presented to Obama and his administration in January, requesting that he give the order to print the declaration in every US passport, setting a precedent that other governments will hopefully adopt. In this video, Nobel Peace Prize recipient Aung San Suu Kyi talks about the power of a freedom song. Send your freedom song to myfreedomsong@causecast.org
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Aung San Suu Kyi - A Political Burma | Human Rights
Join Causecast, Human Rights Action Center, Jack Healey and Aung San Suu Kyi in celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on Human Rights Day, December 10, 2008. Human Rights day is celebrated to promote the universal human right, to live and to do so peacefully. This day was declared to raise awareness of human rights and of those who are deprived of these rights. Get involved by signing the petition at HumanRightsActionCenter.org which will be presented to Obama and his administration in January, requesting that he give the order to print the declaration in every US passport, setting a precedent that other governments will hopefully adopt.
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"In the Quiet land" - A poem by Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
This is a poem written by Aung San Suu Kyi, Nobel Peace Prize winner and a prisoner of consience in her own country.
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"Free bird towards a free Burma" - A poem by Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
This is another poem written by Aung San Suu Kyi, Nobel Peace Prize winner and a prisoner of consience in her own country.
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What I Learned about Aung San Suu Kyi
My UGC I made at Causecast as a video intern on Aung San Suu Kyi
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Know Your Rights: Univ. Dec. of Human Rights on US Passports
Nobel Peace prize-winning Aung San Suu Kyi, Prime Minister elect of Burma, has been censored, monitored and put under house arrest for the last 16 years by the military regime. Human rights are broken every day all over the world. Printing the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, written by Eleanor Roosevelt and ratified by the U.N. in 1948, is the first step for everyone in the world to know and defend their rights.
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The Lady of Burma: The Fearless Voice of a Nation
Free Aung San Suu Kyi and the people of Burma!
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Amnesty Poem by Jeffrey Karl Hellman Copyright 2009 Free Aung San Suu Kyi http://www.amnestyusa.org/all-countries/myanmar-burma/page.do?id=1011205
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Will Ferrell | Human Rights Month
Join Causecast, Human Rights Action Center, Jack Healey and Aung San Suu Kyi in celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on Human Rights Day, December 10, 2008. Human Rights day is celebrated to promote the universal human right, to live and to do so peacefully. This day was declared to raise awareness of human rights and of those who are deprived of these rights. Get involved by signing the petition at OneDayForHumanRights.com which will be presented to Obama and his administration in January, requesting that he give the order to print the declaration in every US passport, setting a precedent that other governments will hopefully adopt. In this video, actor Will Ferrell campaigns to free Burma.
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Jennifer Aniston and Woody Harrelson | Human Rights Month
Join Causecast, Human Rights Action Center, Jack Healey and Aung San Suu Kyi in celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on Human Rights Day, December 10, 2008. Human Rights day is celebrated to promote the universal human right, to live and to do so peacefully. This day was declared to raise awareness of human rights and of those who are deprived of these rights. Get involved by signing the petition at OneDayForHumanRights.com which will be presented to Obama and his administration in January, requesting that he give the order to print the declaration in every US passport, setting a precedent that other governments will hopefully adopt. In this video, actors Jennifer Aniston and Woody Harrelson campaign to free Burma.
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Wally Langham | Human Rights Month
Join Causecast, Human Rights Action Center, Jack Healey and Aung San Suu Kyi in celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on Human Rights Day, December 10, 2008. Human Rights day is celebrated to promote the universal human right, to live and to do so peacefully. This day was declared to raise awareness of human rights and of those who are deprived of these rights. Get involved by signing the petition at OneDayForHumanRights.com which will be presented to Obama and his administration in January, requesting that he give the order to print the declaration in every US passport, setting a precedent that other governments will hopefully adopt. In this video, actor Wally Langham campaigns to free Burma.
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Davood Roostaei | Human Rights Month
Join Causecast, Human Rights Action Center, Jack Healey and Aung San Suu Kyi in celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on Human Rights Day, December 10, 2008. Human Rights day is celebrated to promote the universal human right, to live and to do so peacefully. This day was declared to raise awareness of human rights and of those who are deprived of these rights. Get involved by signing the petition at OneDayForHumanRights.com which will be presented to Obama and his administration in January, requesting that he give the order to print the declaration in every US passport, setting a precedent that other governments will hopefully adopt. In this video, painter Davood Roostaei campaigns to free Burma.
Articles
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Happy Birthday, Declaration of Human Rights
This Declaration was written against the horrific backdrop of WWII, when human rights violations reached immense proportion.
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UN condemns systematic human rights violations in Myanmar
The United Nations Human Rights Council on Friday urged the ruling military junta in Myanmar to release is 2,000 political prisoners.
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The struggle for human rights and democracy in Burma are highlighted in this compilation of videos featuring celebrities, activists, and Aung San Suu Kyi.
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U.S. Congress Wants Inquiry On Burma
Burma finally receives attention from the United States Congress, who've drafted a letter to President Obama asking for a UN Security Council investigation.
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Aaron Cohen Book Signings - Meet the Slave Hunter Himself
Don't pass up the opportunity to meet Aaron Cohen in your area. He's doing several book signings in the next few weeks and you need to get to one if you can.
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Join Causecast For A Flash Mob For Burma
Sunday, join Causecast for a flash mob at the Abbot Kinney Festival, to raise awareness about Aung San Suu Kyi and the plight of political prisoners in Burma.
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In a just world, the names Min Ko Naing and Ko Ko Gyi would be as well known as Steve Biko and Adam Michnik.
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Myanmar activist follows dad, grandfather to jail
A court in military-ruled Myanmar sentenced a student activist to 6 1/2 years in jail on Wednesday, a week after his father received a 65-year prison term.
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Burma Tries To Silence Opposition
A new crackdown on the country’s dissidents shows that Than Shwe’s junta fears the power of the Internet.
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Join Amnesty International's Global Write-a-thon
Write letters on behalf of prisoners of conscience and human rights defenders at risk of severe human rights violations.
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Our Rights, Douye! Yes We Can, Douye!
How would we respond if immediately after being elected our President, Barack Obama were placed under house arrest, unable to take up his position?
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Dr. King colleague and human rights pioneer to speak at MLK celebration
Healey helped Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. plan the 1963 March on Washington, D.C. He also made Amnesty International a household name.
Events
- FLASH MOB FOR BURMA Location: Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice, CA Between California and Millwood
Leaders
Organizations
People
- GiboyASSKFreedom Dublin, IRELAND
- Jack Healey
- Jeffrey Hellman Ithaca, NY
- Aung San Suu Kyi Washington D.C., D.C.
Blog posts
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Aung San Suu Kyi: Burma’s Unsung Hero
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi (pronounced Daw Aung Sawn Sue Chee) is one of the world’s most renowned freedom fighters and advocates of nonviolence, having served as the figurehead for Burma’s struggle for ...
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Aung San Suu Kyi and her people's "Revolution of the Spirit: The struggle for Freedom and Dignity".
There's a lady in Burma. A courageous woman. She chose people and country before herself. She chose to risk her own freedom to fight for the freedom of her people. She has shown the world h...
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There's a hero in Burma: A poem for Aung San Suu Kyi.
"There's a woman in Burma" By myself There's a hero in Burma... A prisoner in her own home, her own country. There‘s a woman in Burma, A woman full of grace and sincerity. There's a he...
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Aung San Suu Kyi arrested: Charged with crimes she never committed
Yesterday, May 15th, 2009, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and her two helpers were taken away from their home on University Avenue, Rangoon (Yangon) and sent to the notorious Insein Prison, where they faced ...
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Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's health could deteriorate if imprisoned in Insein
It is possible, unfortunately, that if Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is detained in Rangoon's notorious Insein Prison, her health could deteriorate, as we all know that recently she suffered from low-blood ...
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Latest footage of Aung San Suu Kyi released today
A footage of Aung San Suu Kyi meeting the foreign diplomats who have been allowed to see her and attend the trial have been released recently today. The video was released by the Burmese Junta ...
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Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's court statement...
This is the complete statement of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi given to the court on May 27th, 2009 in defence of herself, and her two helpers against the charges filed against them for violating the so-ca...
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Aung San Suu Kyi's trial postponed again
Once again, the court that has put Burma's Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on trial has postponed the hearings, delaying the testimony of her last defense witness, Khin Moe Moe, a legal expert who is also a m...
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U.N. investigators: Aung San Suu Kyi's trial flouts real justice
Five U.N. human rights investigators in Geneva, Switzerland today said that Daw Suu's trial ignores international standards of fair trial and has now openly called for a fair and free trial for "Th...
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Aung San Suu Kyi's birthday is today: Sadly, it's another birthday in detention
Today, June 19th, is Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's 64th birthday. Once again, she is spending her big day, alone, quite alone, no birthday cakes, no gifts, no balloons, no food, no bashes, no visitors...
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Ban Ki Moon visits Burma and fails to meet Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
For two days, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon went to Burma, and visited the junta leader, the barbaric and ugly (inside and outside) Senior General Than Shwe and his other minions, th...
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Aung San Suu Kyi's trial in Insein resumes
Aung San Suu Kyi, the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and the figurehead of Burma's Democracy Movement, stood at court last Friday, after another postponement of the trial because of the recent vis...
