Charlie Hebdo attack: intolerance extreme

January 8, 2015

What a way to start the human rights year: yesterday’s attack on Charlie Hebdo. One of the victims is Bernard Verlhac “Tignous” who was a member of the Cartooning for Peace Foundation. A good moment to recall the posts on the power of (political) cartoons: https://thoolen.wordpress.com/tag/cartooning-for-peace/, that their work may continue to inspire.

This entry was posted on January 8, 2015 at 19:39 and is filed under Human Rights Defenders.

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  1. Charlie Hebdo and PEN: free speech deserves protection, not necessarily an award | Hans Thoolen on Human Rights Defenders Says:

    May 6, 2015 at 14:41

    […] debate ..Being shot is not.” So, I stand by my ‘Je suis Charlie’ position [https://thoolen.wordpress.com/2015/01/08/charlie-hebdo-attack-intolerance-extreme/], but this does not mean that the magazine should get an award. Many (dead) journalists do not get […]

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