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Peter Terpstra
Aug 31, 2012, 1:49:18 PM8/31/12
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UN human rights chief urged to make Tibet "urgent priority"
Phayul[Friday, August 31, 2012 16:35]
DHARAMSHALA, August 31: A global movement of Tibet advocacy groups has
written an open letter to United Nations human rights chief, Navi
Pillay, urging her to make Tibet an �urgent priority� in her second term
in office, as the self-immolation toll in Tibet crossed 50 this month.
The International Tibet Network, a global coalition of 185 Tibet
advocacy groups, while congratulating Pillay on the renewal of her
mandate for two years beginning September 1, expressed deep concerns
over her failure to speak out forcefully on the human rights situation
in Tibet.
In the letter dated August 30, the group said there is �ample evidence�
that China is the �primary violator� of human rights in Tibet and has
thus failed in its responsibility to protect the Tibetan people and
their rights under Chinese and international law.
�Given the history of Chinese rule in Tibet and the critical
circumstances of the current situation, including more than 50 Tibetan
self-immolations to date, we strongly believe that a qualitatively
different response from the international community is warranted,� the
letter reads. �Your active engagement on the Tibet issue is necessary to
bring about such a response.�
The group noted that it is urging governments around the world to press
China for an agreement on dates for the UN human rights High
Commissioner�s visit to Tibetan areas that have been experiencing the
most intense protests and crackdown.
In March this year, following the month-long hunger strike by three
Tibetans in front of the UN Headquarters in New York, Pillay had sent a
letter, assuring that her office was working with China on finalising a
date for her trip to Tibet.
In the letter, Pillay further added that she had "assigned special
rapporteurs of the United Nations to look into the situation inside Tibet."
The International Tibet Network, while making a polite inquiry into what
steps her office has taken since March towards fulfilling those
assurances, expressed hope that the High Commissioner�s office will
continue to exert �every effort� to get China to agree dates for such a
visit at the earliest.
With the 21st Session of the Human Rights Council beginning on September
10, the group further called on Pillay to express concern over the
�deteriorating� human rights situation in Tibet in her Update Report to
the Council.
Two senior US Congress men, James P McGovern and Frank R Wolf, in a
letter to Secretary Hillary Clinton this month had �strongly urged� the
US to �work with partner nations and establish a contact group on Tibet
to carry out strong, visible public diplomacy on this human rights crisis.�
The two suggested that the upcoming United Nations General Assembly
meeting in September offered an �opportunity to take steps towards
forming such a contact group.�
http://tinyurl.com/8jpmtpp
http://phayul.com/news/article.aspx?id=32023&article=UN+human+rights+chief+urged+to+make+Tibet+%22urgent+priority%22&t=1&c=1
Phayul[Friday, August 31, 2012 16:35]
DHARAMSHALA, August 31: A global movement of Tibet advocacy groups has
written an open letter to United Nations human rights chief, Navi
Pillay, urging her to make Tibet an �urgent priority� in her second term
in office, as the self-immolation toll in Tibet crossed 50 this month.
The International Tibet Network, a global coalition of 185 Tibet
advocacy groups, while congratulating Pillay on the renewal of her
mandate for two years beginning September 1, expressed deep concerns
over her failure to speak out forcefully on the human rights situation
in Tibet.
In the letter dated August 30, the group said there is �ample evidence�
that China is the �primary violator� of human rights in Tibet and has
thus failed in its responsibility to protect the Tibetan people and
their rights under Chinese and international law.
�Given the history of Chinese rule in Tibet and the critical
circumstances of the current situation, including more than 50 Tibetan
self-immolations to date, we strongly believe that a qualitatively
different response from the international community is warranted,� the
letter reads. �Your active engagement on the Tibet issue is necessary to
bring about such a response.�
The group noted that it is urging governments around the world to press
China for an agreement on dates for the UN human rights High
Commissioner�s visit to Tibetan areas that have been experiencing the
most intense protests and crackdown.
In March this year, following the month-long hunger strike by three
Tibetans in front of the UN Headquarters in New York, Pillay had sent a
letter, assuring that her office was working with China on finalising a
date for her trip to Tibet.
In the letter, Pillay further added that she had "assigned special
rapporteurs of the United Nations to look into the situation inside Tibet."
The International Tibet Network, while making a polite inquiry into what
steps her office has taken since March towards fulfilling those
assurances, expressed hope that the High Commissioner�s office will
continue to exert �every effort� to get China to agree dates for such a
visit at the earliest.
With the 21st Session of the Human Rights Council beginning on September
10, the group further called on Pillay to express concern over the
�deteriorating� human rights situation in Tibet in her Update Report to
the Council.
Two senior US Congress men, James P McGovern and Frank R Wolf, in a
letter to Secretary Hillary Clinton this month had �strongly urged� the
US to �work with partner nations and establish a contact group on Tibet
to carry out strong, visible public diplomacy on this human rights crisis.�
The two suggested that the upcoming United Nations General Assembly
meeting in September offered an �opportunity to take steps towards
forming such a contact group.�
http://tinyurl.com/8jpmtpp
http://phayul.com/news/article.aspx?id=32023&article=UN+human+rights+chief+urged+to+make+Tibet+%22urgent+priority%22&t=1&c=1
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