TAIPEI: The Taiwan Parliamentary Caucus as well as other rights groups have called for the Dalai Lama to visit Taipei regarding the human rights situation in Tibet.
Celebrating the 62nd anniversary of Tibetan Democracy Day on Friday, the Taiwanese Parliamentary Group for Tibet held a commemorative event with other groups concerned with the development of human rights.
“We should make more Tibetan friends and establish contacts with other Tibetan associations and organizations,” Lin Changzuodeclared the president of the parliamentary group of Taiwan for Tibet while addressing the assembly.
“I believe that Taiwan and Tibet are two friendly societies with common values, and I hope the international community will continue to pay attention to the human rights situation in Tibet and the democracy of Tibetans in exile,” he said. he added.
The participating groups reminded people from all walks of life to pay attention to the human rights situation of Tibetans and to hope for the Dalai Lama’s visit to Taiwan.
Right-wing groups also mentioned the United Nations report highlighting serious human rights violations committed by China in Xinjiang.
The United Nations report released on August 31 says the Chinese government has committed abuses that may amount to crimes against humanity targeting Uyghurs and other Turkic communities in the Xinjiang region.
Report by outgoing human rights chief Michelle Bachelet contains testimonies from victims that substantiate mass arbitrary detention, torture and other serious human rights violations and recommends the world take action to put an end to these abuses.
The report recommends that the Chinese government take steps to release those arbitrarily detained; clarify the whereabouts of detained family members; stop intimidation and retaliation against Uyghurs for their advocacy; cooperate with the recommendations of the ILO Committee of Experts; and provide “adequate remedy and reparation to victims” of human rights violations.
It recommends that governments “refrain from returning [Uyghurs and other Turkic peoples] in China” and “provide humanitarian assistance, including medical and psychosocial support, to the victims in the States where they are”.
It should be noted that the film “Kundun”, based on the life of the Dalai Lama, was also screened in a nearby theater on the occasion of Tibetan Democracy Day.
Celebrating the 62nd anniversary of Tibetan Democracy Day on Friday, the Taiwanese Parliamentary Group for Tibet held a commemorative event with other groups concerned with the development of human rights.
“We should make more Tibetan friends and establish contacts with other Tibetan associations and organizations,” Lin Changzuodeclared the president of the parliamentary group of Taiwan for Tibet while addressing the assembly.
“I believe that Taiwan and Tibet are two friendly societies with common values, and I hope the international community will continue to pay attention to the human rights situation in Tibet and the democracy of Tibetans in exile,” he said. he added.
The participating groups reminded people from all walks of life to pay attention to the human rights situation of Tibetans and to hope for the Dalai Lama’s visit to Taiwan.
Right-wing groups also mentioned the United Nations report highlighting serious human rights violations committed by China in Xinjiang.
The United Nations report released on August 31 says the Chinese government has committed abuses that may amount to crimes against humanity targeting Uyghurs and other Turkic communities in the Xinjiang region.
Report by outgoing human rights chief Michelle Bachelet contains testimonies from victims that substantiate mass arbitrary detention, torture and other serious human rights violations and recommends the world take action to put an end to these abuses.
The report recommends that the Chinese government take steps to release those arbitrarily detained; clarify the whereabouts of detained family members; stop intimidation and retaliation against Uyghurs for their advocacy; cooperate with the recommendations of the ILO Committee of Experts; and provide “adequate remedy and reparation to victims” of human rights violations.
It recommends that governments “refrain from returning [Uyghurs and other Turkic peoples] in China” and “provide humanitarian assistance, including medical and psychosocial support, to the victims in the States where they are”.
It should be noted that the film “Kundun”, based on the life of the Dalai Lama, was also screened in a nearby theater on the occasion of Tibetan Democracy Day.
