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"It means a great deal to those who are oppressed to know that they are not alone. Never let anyone tell you that what you are doing is insignificant."
- Desmond Tutu

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Part 2 of the Just Access Podcast Season 3 Launch is live with inspiring stories from:

✨ Cvetanka Kiroska: From Yugoslavia’s collapse to human rights leadership.
✨ Dr. Tom Sparks: From mock trials to international justice advocacy.

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American Task Force on Lebanon: "On #InternationalHumanRightsDay, the fall of the regime in #Syria is a reminder to all victims of oppression in the region and beyond that freedom and accountability can prevail. The United States should redouble efforts to support the aspirations of people across the region*, including #Lebanon, in building democratic institutions and protecting fundamental freedoms in the phase ahead."

* Me: I say across the world.

Today marks International Human Rights Day. As social workers, we continue to advocate for dignity, equality, and justice for all. Let’s keep pushing for change. Watch as UN Human Rights Chief, Volker Türk, shares his message for Human Rights Day: https://youtu.be/iB_e2y2dEDU?si=AUl3syNFTBgTVqN5

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Today is #InternationalHumanRightsDay .
Just on the afternoon two days ago, Guangzhou Metro suddenly began to enforce extremely strict security checks at the entrance of every station like the ones used in airports. Every single bag was required to be scanned and every single passenger was subject to searches with hand-held metal detectors. Soon, hundreds of passengers queued outside the entrance while few people were on the trains, essentially causing a gridlock. Such a measure led to a huge backlash from passengers; on the morning of the following day (9 December), passengers ignored security workers and rushed into the station. They could no longer bear the delays that made them late for work. Guangzhou Metro stopped enhanced security checks later that day, but the checkpoints remain as they have always been there for years.

As of December 2024, China is the only country in the world that imposes regular security checks on all passengers on rapid transit systems. Luggage scanners can be seen at the entrance of every station and passengers are expected to have their bags scanned. They are also asked to drink the water or beverage inside plastic bottles to show that it is not petrol. Since the COVID pandemic, security measures have been tightened, with metal scanner gates added in many cities and all passengers have to walk through it.

Before 2008, there were no routine security checks at metro stations. Yet they have become common since then. Most security checks were only loosely enforced, but images of passenger bag scans have been leaked to the internet all the time.

To this day, none of the city councils that are involved has shown any concrete evidence that routine security checks work. The fact is probably the opposite: it makes the crowd move slower, thus reducing the efficiency of the metro system.

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