Brutal French ad on human rights in China wins award — but judged too violent for broadcast

i dont understand why amnesty had to banned the ad
even if they had a legitmate reason of having violent pictures in the ad, isnt htat the reality? why do they have to censore the reality that china are brutalizing ppl

I'm glad the Olimpics are in China. It brings the world's attention to China.

interesting, though apprently Amnesty China have completely dissasociated themselves from the campaign..

We cannot censor everything, especially things like this. Just hide in your hole and it will all go away... or will it?

Boycott Chinese made goods and any company who supports or sponsors the Olympics!

Imagery in the ads might be too violent but the actual abuse taking place is just fine then? Makes sense.

please read this article:

http://current.com/items/89108467_femicide

It is a shocking ongoing story that keeps being ignored by the mainstream media.

I find that the use of the Olympic colours in this ad make it hit home a little bit more. The Olympics are about competition - FRIENDLY competition between your fellow man - but how can you respect your Chinese opponent knowing they do this to their own?

This is exactly what the world needs to see

Great point shadowtrekker - I've been thinking the same thing for a while. It really feels like history repeating itself...

It's too bad China isn't deemed too violent,

ban China, ban the Olympics in China.

I just watch a documentary on Nazi Germany and the 37' Olympics - strange and scary parallels

I find it funny they only focus on China.

I really like these ads. Airtime would have been good because unfortunately only people that agree with the message of the ads are likely to find them online.

When is it right to interfere with what a government is doing with their people? When someone's feelings get hurt? Who has the right to dictate what a country can and cannot due? Who is flawless enough to suggest what is right and what is wrong?

Attention well deserved. Too bad Amnesty International turned down this ad for their human rights violations campaign in China. The preliminary images are powerful. Violating human rights is a violent affair so naturally exposing the dirty little (not so secret) secrets would show this violence, although I do understand tact is needed. Hopefully this Olympics will serve as a catalyst for change, in the human rights violations for the citizens of China.

Too violent? there is no violence enough to express the abuses of the chinese government and is totally necessary to catch the attention and awake the people.

Especially the people of china who I think are the key to all the changes that might happen in the country, no matter how much we work from outside to change this situation nothing is going to happen until the chinese people start to raise their voices and demand for this changes.

Unfortunately chinese people is numb, brain washed and afraid by years and years of propaganda, threats and repression.

The stronger, the better.

I've been an active member of Amnesty International for years due to the seriousness they take in acheiving goals. The subject matters addressed are handled by some of the finest talents in the world and they deserve the respect they receive for getting messages across in as universal a way as possible.
These are excellent examples.

To damn bad if they are violent! What goes on around the world and specifically in China is violent and disgusting, so why the hell do we just bat our eyelashes and put it aside?! Hell if Canada can have a PSA with a chef having her face melted off by cooking grease then France damn well should have these ads out there for the public to see.

Maybe this is a turning point in our advertisments. Are they going to stop feeding us BS? Are they going to have truth in advertisment for once? Honesty? Integrity? We shall see...

I love the ads that AI have been putting together they are extremely well done.

Amazing work.

Who cares if they get aired. People who watch TV are idiots anyway.

Deemed to violent? What a weak excuse! This ad is powerful and should be seen.

China will make SO MUCH MONEY from the Olympics, yet everyone agrees "we don't support their humans rights violations?" Aren't we supporting them with our dollar, which means a helluva lot more than complaining?

Isn't this what it takes to catch people's minds?

Great post by the way goldenways. Thanks for the info.

Those who commit human rights violations are usually political leaders. Instructing the subordinates to actually physically commit these atrocities. So to you jammer, when 2 of every 5 children in iraq are born with severe birth defects due to the use of depleated uranium by the US in it's "shock and awe" campaign . That makes Bush a violator, Dead woman and children, violator, Thousands of sick, dieing vilagers in south America from the US war on drugs ,(chemical spraying to kill coca kills crops and contaminates all it touches. These atrocities make George W. Bush the biggest mass murderer in human history. But people like you think these things are just a means to an end. There are no innocent bystanders when you know it is happening and do nothing to stop it. The repugnatan belief that if you ignore it then it didn't happen is woefully reminiscant of the onset of the jewish holocaust.

Interesting ads. Powerful message.

Interesting that people are so ready to dictate what is and isn't right for people to do to others while they wish for the damnation of the President.

If you're interested in human rights then it's rights for all humans not who you decide are worthy of such rights.

Has amnesty International sponsored any ads aimed at the present administration? Sounds as if the the water boarding part could run as is.

Jason Bourne kicking the snot out of people in an advert is fine but this is not?

Let the truth be told...

Human rights violations ARE violent, so it makes sense for the ads to reflect that. I think they should be shown, obviously not during the morning or afternoon when children are watching, but given the violence that can be seen on television these days, I don't see the point in banning these ads.

I'm glad that even though these ads don't get broadcast, there's enough interest on the web that they get seen and circulated... maybe even more people around the globe who wouldn't have seen the broadcast anyway.