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On Blog Action Day, Thousands of Blogs on Human Rights

· Written by Maria Grabowski

Categories: Australia, Ecuador, Egypt, Hungary, Japan, Niger, Portugal, Yemen, Citizen Media, Digital Activism, Human Rights, Ideas

Today, thousands of bloggers join forces for Human Rights. It is Blog Action Day [1] – a massive event that reaches a Blog Action Day Logocollective audience of millions and unites bloggers around the world.

Global Voices is a partner of Blog Action Day again this year, and we have been looking forward to another round of dedication to an important and ever-relevant topic. Some Global Voices contributors have also taken part in the event, and below you'll find links to their personal blogs.

To participate in Blog Action Day, you can register your own blog on Blog Action Day's website [2]. On Twitter, the hashtags to keep an eye on is #BAD13, [3]#HumanRights [4], #Oct16 [5].

Portugal | Elderly Care in Portugal Highlighted on Blog Action Day [6]
Ecuador | Ecuador Denies Legal Abortion to Victims of Rape #BAD13 [7]
Uganda | Rape and the culture of victim blaming in Uganda [8]
Japan | Is Japan Ready to Host the Paralymics? [9]
Niger | A Life With No Rights [10]
Hungary | Asylum-seekers Continue Hunger Strike in Hungary [11]
Australia | Catholic Cardinal Centre of Child Sexual Abuse Scandal [12]
Egypt | Where Are the Rights of Egypt's Most Vulnerable Children? [13]
Yemen| What Human Rights Do Yemenis Have?! [14]
Rising Voices | New Voices on Blog Action Day 2013 [15]
India | ‘Can We Call Ourselves Free?': Indians Talk #HumanRights On Blog Action Day [16](GV-compilation)