German MPs concerned over rights violations in Tibet
October 31st, 2011 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANSDharamsala, Oct 31 (IANS) Expressing concern over human rights violations in Tibet, three German parliamentarians have appealed to their country’s leadership to seek an immediate end to the violence, said a post on the Central Tibetan Administration’s (CTA) website Monday.
In a missive to Chancellor Angela Merkel, the three MPs said: “We hope that you can use the G20 Summit (in Cannes) to call on the Chinese government to respond to the Tibetan people’s legitimate demands with a meaningful dialogue instead of force.”
The Oct 21 letter, by Sabine Weiss, Harald Leibrecht (both members of the ruling coalition), and Sabine Bätzing-Lichtenthäler, said: “The situation inside Tibet is currently escalating at a dramatic pace.”
On ongoing self-immolation protests by monks in Tibet, they said: “The recent self-immolations of eight Tibetan monks and one nun are adding up to a dangerous and possibly explosive atmosphere. In a massive show of force, the Chinese government is deploying more military and police to brutally suppress all forms of resistance.”
“The Tibetan people are suffering and living with a feeling of cultural and religious genocide,” the parliamentarians said, urging Merkel to use all her leverage, so that the Tibetan people’s basic human rights - enshrined in the Chinese constitution - will be respected.
The 76-year-old exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama too expressed concern over the ongoing self-immolation protests in Tibet.
“It’s a sign of deep desperation. Chinese leaders need to look into these incidents more seriously. Ruthlessness only will not be good for all,” he told reporters on reaching Japan Saturday.
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