En breve
La abstención deliberada y pública de alimentos, y a veces de agua, como una forma de protesta moral contra la injusticia y el abuso de poder. Un sólo individuo puede hacer una huelga de hambre, o de cientos de personas unidas en solidaridad.
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A hunger strike . . . means you refuse food until you are at death's door, and then the authorities have to choose between letting you die, and letting you go.
Principios clave
A hunger strike can be a powerful (and also risky) way to put your opponent in a decision dilemma. If your strike is able to win public sympathy, then you’re basically forcing your target to choose between giving in to your demands or being seen as a heartless villain who let a courageous and moral person suffer and die.
International attention, as well as sympathetic faith leaders, can play a key role in elevating the story of your hunger strike and increasing moral pressure. The UN, human rights organisations like Amnesty International, and even the Red Cross, can be powerful potential allies here.
Ejemplos del mundo real
The story of how hunger strikes gave birth to the Aam Aadmi Party and a powerful anti-corruption movement in India.
A hunger strike started to raise money for the sick and hungry then became a protest against the complacency of privileged Christians.
The release of a political prisoner who waged a 266-day hunger strike restores hope for Palestinians.