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Right activists in India condemn 'international silence' on Tibet

Human rights activists in India have deplored what they say is silence from the international community concerning the crackdown of the Chinese government on protesting Tibetans, many of whom look for leadership to the exiled spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhism, the Dalai Lama, reports Ecumenical News International. The Dalai Lama has come under fire from authorities in China who accuse him of fomenting unrest in the territory for which he is seeking greater autonomy. "The saddest part of the latest tragedy is the silence of the UN and big powers," Gelek Namgyal, an official of the Policy Research Centre of the Tibetan Parliament in Exile, based in India, told Ecumenical News International on 20 March. Namgyal said more than 100 Tibetans have been killed in the ongoing Chinese crackdown. The Tibetans have been agitating for autonomy, and some for independence for Tibet, which has been under Chinese rule for half a century.

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[03/23/2008]

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