VIRTUAL TRUTH COMMISSION: HUMAN RIGHTS ALLIES

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Human Rights Allies



It is not an easy task to support human rights. It is an especially difficult task when there are unpleasant truths which must be faced, and when the country we love is called upon to face its past and change course to achieve a future more consistent with its ideals. It is an impossible task if it is engaged in alone.

But one is not alone in the struggle for human rights. The sites below identify those who have gone before and paid a high price for their efforts, as well as the organizations, the media, the individuals who are engaged today. In their respective ways, each offers and requests involvement and assistance. "Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and let us run with perseverence the race that is set before us." (New Testament: Hebrews, 12:1]



Martyrs, Victims, Witnesses
Individuals who have paid with their lives for oppression linked to America; or who have suffered atrocities; or who have stood up to be counted in major fashion.


Organizations Committed to Human Rights
with links to their web sites.


United States Institute of Peace site, with notation of the official Truth Commissions in



Media Committed to Human Rights
with links to their web sites.


Legislators Supporting Human Rights
with links to pending legislation.
  • School of the Americas Bill, 1996
  • Status of co-sponsors for HR611 and S980, 1997-1998



  • Others Supporting Human Rights
    with links to advocacy statements
  • A call to close the "School of Assassins"
  • Resolution of the North Central NY Conference, United Methodist Church
  • A Sermon, Mary's Three Challenges, details the foreign policy basis for American support for oppression abroad.
  • Praise for Eleanor Roosevelt and her work the the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Although the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was the product of a United Nations committee, authorship of the famous document is mostly attributed to the mind and heart of Eleanor Roosevelt, widow of U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt. Eleanor became First Lady in 1932. For the next 13 years that Franklin was in the White House, this statuesque, crooked-toothed, homely matron was a target of constant criticism, ridicule, and gossip. When I read the Universal Declaration of Human Rights I see more than just an articulation of humanistic values; I see a lesson in the contribution of character to nobility, one before which the memories of persons such as Jackie and Diana pale by comparison. And so, by pledging my support for the Declaration I am also paying my respects to dear Eleanor, a woman who deserved to be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize far more than many who have won the accolade. (Edward M. Chilton, September, 1998)


  • Sites linking to a page of the Virtual Truth Commission


  • Embassy of Haiti, Washington, D. C., lists the Virtual Truth Commission's Haiti Page among its Solidarity Links.
  • Nonviolence Web



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    Titles "Virtual Truth Commission" and "Telling the Truth for a Better America" © 1998, Jackson H. Day. All Rights Reserved.
    This site is the endeavor of one person. As he finds them, links to published material on the web are provided by country, date, and name. This will start small but hopefully increase in usefulness over time. Others are encouraged to start similar web sites. Reference from these pages that you wish that is not copyright; the more sites that contain this material, the more it will enter into public consciousness and make a positive difference for change.
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    Updated Jan 1 2000