Vice President of the European Parliament Supports Non-violent movement of Tibet
Peter Terpstra
Tibet
Thursday, 26 November 2009, 2:14 p.m.
Dharamshala: European Parliament (EP) Vice President Mr. Edward McMillan Scott
at a meeting with a Tibetan Parliamentary delegation on 16th November in the
EP headquarters in Brussels expressed support to the non-violent movement of
the Tibetan people and expressed his outrages at the change of Britain Policy
with regard to Tibet. Last year on 29 October, Britain announced that they
regarded Tibet as a part of China. Prior to that they recognized China of
having suzerainty over Tibet.
The Tibetan Parliamentary delegation updated the Chair Person of the Human
Rights Committee of the EP on the current human rights situation in Tibet.
This meeting is considered significant with respect to the EU-China Summit to
be held on 30th November and the EP hearing on Tibet which is scheduled for,
in the first week of December 2009.
EP Inter Parliamentary Group for Tibet President Mr.Thomas Mann received the
Tibetan delegation members - Gyari Dolma, Deputy speaker of Tibetan
Parliament-in-exile and the Members of Parliament- Geshey Beri Jigmey, Geshey
Monlam Tharchin, Lopon Sonam Tenphel, Geshey Tse Ringpo and Tsering Youdon.
The Tibetan Parliamentary delegation en route to Rome for the 5th World
Parliamentarians' Convention on Tibet was in Paris, the capital of France. On
12th November, the delegation was received at the French House of Deputies, by
Lionel Luca, President of the Tibet Support group in the Lower House and by
Jean Francois Humbert, President of the Tibet Support group in the Senate in
their respective Chambers. The delegation briefed " Reporters without Borders
" a Paris-based international non-governmental organization that advocates
freedom of the press, and the Amnesty International on the Human Right
issues.The delegation made urgent appeals to help to improve condition of
Tibetans inside Tibet.
The Tibetan Parliamentary delegation expressed gratitude towards the Tibet
Support Groups in France for their unwavering support. During the official
visit, besides meeting with the government officials and parliamentarians,
Tibetan parliamentarians also met with the Tibetan communities in France and
Belgium.
The Programmes were coordinated by the office of Tibet based in Brussels,
Belgium.
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Amnesty International Report 2009 on China:
http://report2009.amnesty.org/en/regions/asia-pacific/china