Phayul
Tenzin Monlam
September 23, 2015
DHARAMSHALA, September 23: The representatives of the US and the European Union (EU) raised the Tibet issue, the lack religious freedom and basic human rights at the 30th session of Human Right Council in Geneva on September 21.
Jean-Marc Hoscheit, Permanent Representativeof the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg on behalf of the EU, and the delegation of the US led by Ambassador Keith Harper called on China to stop the excessive restrictions on religious freedom and to address the root causes of unrest and to foster dialogue with Tibetan representatives.
“The representatives of the US and the EUspoke of the rights violations happening in China including the suppression in Tibet. They spoke about the imprisonment of protesters in Tibet and rights activists in China,” Dawa Tsultrim, Joint Secretary at Office of Tibet, Geneva, told the Voice Of Tibet.
A group of 70 Tibetans across five different Tibetan communities in and around Switzerland & Liechtenstein on 18 September held a peaceful rally at the premises of the UN raising slogans such as “Tibet Needs Dialogue”, “Long Live Dalai lama” and “Stop Killing in Tibet”.
Meanwhile, Tenzing Jigme, President of the Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) welcomed the development while indicating that it has been impacted by the ongoing indefinite hunger strike by the three executive members of the organization at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi.
“We consider this, in a way, an impact of TYC indefinite hunger strike being held here. We had met with the US Embassy and EUofficials recently in Delhi, and appealed them to raise Tibet issue in the UN General Assembly and Human Rights Council meetings,” said Tenzing Jigme.
