Protect Tibet against Human Rights Violations
- by: Andreas Galambos
- recipient: Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary-General, United Nations
Stop Human Rights violations in Tibet.11,383 monks and nuns expelled since 1996.Arbitrary arrests and death sentences. Stop this!
Dear Secretary-General
Ban,
We, the undersigned, beseech you to help improve the situation of Tibetans, as well as of other groups suffering Human Rights violations in China, as shall be laid out here.
The People's Republic of China are signatory to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which states the following:
Article 6
1. Every human being has the inherent right to life. This right shall be protected by law. No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his life%u2026
2. In countries which have not abolished the death penalty, sentence of death may be imposed only for the most serious crimes in accordance with the law in force at the time of the commission of the crime%u2026
Article 7
No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment%u2026
Article 9
1. Everyone has the right to liberty and security of person. No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest or detention%u2026
Anyone who is arrested shall be informed, at the time of arrest, of the reasons for his arrest and shall be promptly informed of any charges against him.
Article 18
1. Everyone shall have the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion. This right shall include freedom to have or to adopt a religion or belief of his choice
2. No one shall be subject to coercion which would impair his freedom to have or to adopt a religion or belief of his choice%u2026
Article 19
1. Everyone shall have the right to hold opinions without interference.
2. Everyone shall have the right to freedom of expression; this right shall include freedom to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds, regardless of frontiers, either orally, in writing or in print, in the form of art, or through any other media of his choice%u2026
Each of these Articles has been and is being violated in numerous cases, as for example in the cases of:
- Jamyang Dhondup, Dhargay Gyatso and two other unidentified monks, who were arrested on suspicion of pasting bills calling for "freedom inTibet".
The monks where arrested from their monastery on the ground of suspicion. Their whereabouts remain unknown.
- Lobsang Khedrup and Gyalpo were sentenced to 11 years' prison term for hoisting of a banned Tibetan national flag. Both are now imprisoned; their family members were not informed about their arrest for almost a year.
This Information is according to the Tibetan Centre For Human Rights And Democracy and Human Rights Watch.
Similar cases have occurred in great number, especially since the "Strike Hard" campaign of 1996. Although it was officially withdrawn on July 1996, it remained in practice in Tibet as %u201CPatriotic Re-education%u201D campaign. According to the Tibetan Centre For Human Rights And Democracy, 11,383 monks and nuns have been expelled from Tibet since that time.
There are also numerous reports about arbitrary death sentences as well as torture, all of which do contradict the International Covenant on Civil and
Political Rights. Yet, it is the second time in three years, that a resolution to seek condemnation of China's human rights record was not sponsored.
We, the undersigned, beseech you to urge the members of the United Nations to finally sponsor a resolution against China to put light on Human Rights violations and to finally improve the situation of groups suffering suppression and arbitrary Human Rights violation.
Yours respectfully,
Sign PetitionSign PetitionBan,
We, the undersigned, beseech you to help improve the situation of Tibetans, as well as of other groups suffering Human Rights violations in China, as shall be laid out here.
The People's Republic of China are signatory to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which states the following:
Article 6
1. Every human being has the inherent right to life. This right shall be protected by law. No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his life%u2026
2. In countries which have not abolished the death penalty, sentence of death may be imposed only for the most serious crimes in accordance with the law in force at the time of the commission of the crime%u2026
Article 7
No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment%u2026
Article 9
1. Everyone has the right to liberty and security of person. No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest or detention%u2026
Anyone who is arrested shall be informed, at the time of arrest, of the reasons for his arrest and shall be promptly informed of any charges against him.
Article 18
1. Everyone shall have the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion. This right shall include freedom to have or to adopt a religion or belief of his choice
2. No one shall be subject to coercion which would impair his freedom to have or to adopt a religion or belief of his choice%u2026
Article 19
1. Everyone shall have the right to hold opinions without interference.
2. Everyone shall have the right to freedom of expression; this right shall include freedom to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds, regardless of frontiers, either orally, in writing or in print, in the form of art, or through any other media of his choice%u2026
Each of these Articles has been and is being violated in numerous cases, as for example in the cases of:
- Jamyang Dhondup, Dhargay Gyatso and two other unidentified monks, who were arrested on suspicion of pasting bills calling for "freedom inTibet".
The monks where arrested from their monastery on the ground of suspicion. Their whereabouts remain unknown.
- Lobsang Khedrup and Gyalpo were sentenced to 11 years' prison term for hoisting of a banned Tibetan national flag. Both are now imprisoned; their family members were not informed about their arrest for almost a year.
This Information is according to the Tibetan Centre For Human Rights And Democracy and Human Rights Watch.
Similar cases have occurred in great number, especially since the "Strike Hard" campaign of 1996. Although it was officially withdrawn on July 1996, it remained in practice in Tibet as %u201CPatriotic Re-education%u201D campaign. According to the Tibetan Centre For Human Rights And Democracy, 11,383 monks and nuns have been expelled from Tibet since that time.
There are also numerous reports about arbitrary death sentences as well as torture, all of which do contradict the International Covenant on Civil and
Political Rights. Yet, it is the second time in three years, that a resolution to seek condemnation of China's human rights record was not sponsored.
We, the undersigned, beseech you to urge the members of the United Nations to finally sponsor a resolution against China to put light on Human Rights violations and to finally improve the situation of groups suffering suppression and arbitrary Human Rights violation.
Yours respectfully,
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