Do Petitions Really Work?
North Korean human rights organizations run by college students are planning to hold a “100,000 signatures movement” to urge President Roh to treat the abductees’ and human rights issues as a topic for the Summit Talks.
Ten student organizations including the Youth and Students Alliance for Human Rights in North Korea (the Students Alliance), North Korean Youth for North Korea Human Rights and Liberty Students Union are planning to instigate a “100,000 signatures movement” from the 10th for a week and hand in the petition to Blue House.
When was the last time someone was so moved by a list of signatures that he changed the course of history? I do not mean to disparage their plans, but I never found petitions to be an effective tool of social activism.
hi, i am currently doing research on north korean human rights ngos, and was wondering if you have a contact or website for any of the above groups?
Many thanks
Comment by deece — January 29, 2008 @ 7:24 am