Tuesday 22 February 2011

Forgotten Oppressed

The oppressed and persecuted are much more than just statistics;
they are real people with individual faces, voices, hopes and dreams.

No one should be forgotten. (HART UK)

We have a responsibility as human beings to remember the oppressed and the persecuted.

In the midst of the current crises around the world, especially in the Middle East and North Africa, we must remember those facing oppression and persecution.
We need to remember also that there is conflict elsewhere that isn't being reported on our news.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has been in a state of conflict for several years now and there have been over 5.5million deaths since 1998 and there have been thousands of mass rapes.
There is so much going on that we are unaware of all over the world, in countries that are currently on our TVs and in countries that aren't. We must be responsible to not forget those oppressed and persecuted. The 'real people with individual faces, voices, hopes and dreams'.

3 comments:

  1. I'm being a hypocrite saying this but it's all well and good to remember them but how about DOING something? The oppressed and persecuted of the world need more than just remembrance, they need action.

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  2. I totally agree, hence why I'm doing my degree!
    I definitely thin k there is much much more to it than just remembering, but that is where it starts.

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  3. I totally agree, hence why I'm doing my degree!
    I definitely thin k there is much much more to it than just remembering, but that is where it starts.

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