Human Rights in Tibet
- In Austria on the 18 May 2008 at the Austrian Woman's Run 3000 woman were running with an orange ribbon in support of human rights in Tibet. On the 27th of April 2008 at the Vienna City Marathon 2300 athletes were wearing an orange ribbon in support for human rights in Tibet. The Initiative Go Orange for Tibet aims to encourage sportsmen to highlight human rights violation in Tibet before, during and after the Olympic Games 2008 in Beijing through an orange ribbon.
- In Italy Marathon winner Marija Vrajic (CRO) and 1060 other participants of the Night Marathon in Jesolo & Cavallino Treporti on the 7th of June 2008, wore an orange ribbon for Human Rights in Tibet.
- The orange ribbon also shows awareness of human rights in Tibet, leukemia, feral cats, motorcyclist safety, Multiple Sclerosis, melanoma, Agent Orange exposure, Hunger Awareness, Lupus, Deep Vein Thrombosis Awareness Month and the Kidney Cancer Association (adopted the color orange to protect it and the words "kidney cancer" as part of our registered trademark).
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