The Netherlands Urged to Address China-Tibet issues
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Tibetans and their supporters in the Netherlands are calling on their government to address the Chinese regime’s ongoing repression of Tibet. They passed a petition to the parliament and held a 12-hour hunger strike. Our correspondent in The Hague has more.
Tibetans and their supporters are urging the Dutch government to take part in international efforts to free Tibet. They commemorated the Tibetan monks who recently set themselves on fire and held a hunger strike in front of the Parliament in The Hague on Wednesday.
Groups supporting Tibet passed a petition to the House of Representatives on Tuesday, calling on them to make a public statement that would show concern about the situation in Tibet.
[Tsering Jampa,Director, International Campaign for Tibet Europe]:
“We would like Dutch Minister make a public statement, like we have the situation in Tibet now, in Kirti, Germany, US and twelve other counties have done so. So we are asking them to follow the sued and make a public statement that the Dutch government is concerned about what’s happening.”
About 120 Tibetans participated in the hunger strike. They prayed for the 11 monks and nuns who set themselves on fire—six of whom had died.
According to the Buddhists teachings suicide is a sin. Many people say the accidents show how desperate the monks and nuns are.
Also on Wednesday the Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs Uri Rosenthal had a discussion with House of Representatives about China. Rosenthal says he wants to have a dialogue with Chinese leaders to achieve concrete results to improve human rights.
Carry Mensen from The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) urged the Dutch government to continue the discussion.
[Carry Mensen, Project Coordinator, UNPO]:
“As the Dutch government reflects on its relationship with China...
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Tibetans and their supporters in the Netherlands are calling on their government to address the Chinese regime’s ongoing repression of Tibet. They passed a petition to the parliament and held a 12-hour hunger strike. Our correspondent in The Hague has more.
Tibetans and their supporters are urging the Dutch government to take part in international efforts to free Tibet. They commemorated the Tibetan monks who recently set themselves on fire and held a hunger strike in front of the Parliament in The Hague on Wednesday.
Groups supporting Tibet passed a petition to the House of Representatives on Tuesday, calling on them to make a public statement that would show concern about the situation in Tibet.
[Tsering Jampa,Director, International Campaign for Tibet Europe]:
“We would like Dutch Minister make a public statement, like we have the situation in Tibet now, in Kirti, Germany, US and twelve other counties have done so. So we are asking them to follow the sued and make a public statement that the Dutch government is concerned about what’s happening.”
About 120 Tibetans participated in the hunger strike. They prayed for the 11 monks and nuns who set themselves on fire—six of whom had died.
According to the Buddhists teachings suicide is a sin. Many people say the accidents show how desperate the monks and nuns are.
Also on Wednesday the Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs Uri Rosenthal had a discussion with House of Representatives about China. Rosenthal says he wants to have a dialogue with Chinese leaders to achieve concrete results to improve human rights.
Carry Mensen from The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) urged the Dutch government to continue the discussion.
[Carry Mensen, Project Coordinator, UNPO]:
“As the Dutch government reflects on its relationship with China...