Good news!
I received an email today from the International Campaign for Tibet with some great news. It IS worth signing online petitions and sending emails to the appropriate people through these websites... I'll cut and paste what it said here...
"In September, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) pressed the Chinese government to respond directly to questions about the Panchen Lama, urging that independent verification of the Panchen Lama's current status be allowed.
This is a very important signal and your support has proved to be crucial! Worldwide over 200.000 e-mails, letters and faxes have been sent by ICT members and Tibet supporters to the CRC requesting that the Panchen Lama's case be placed high on the UN agenda.
Why is this good news? Because for the first time an international committee with great authority has taken a strong position towards China and delivered a clear message to the Chinese government about the case of the Panchen Lama. Also in September, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Louise Arbour visited China and delivered to the authorities there a list with the names of ten political prisoners of concern to the UN. Gedhun Choekyi Nyima's name was on that list.
At this time, the welfare and whereabouts of the Panchen Lama remain unknown, but the conclusions and recommendations of the committee are a step in the right direction. In the coming months ICT will do everything to make sure that the CRC's recommendations are implemented by China.
To ensure that momentum to resolve this issue within the United Nations remains high, we urge you to send your concerns to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights by clicking here:
www.savetibet.org/action/plarbouraction.php
I am very grateful for your support for our actions and hope you will continue to support us with other actions in the future."
SO there we are. A step in the right direction.
"In September, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) pressed the Chinese government to respond directly to questions about the Panchen Lama, urging that independent verification of the Panchen Lama's current status be allowed.
This is a very important signal and your support has proved to be crucial! Worldwide over 200.000 e-mails, letters and faxes have been sent by ICT members and Tibet supporters to the CRC requesting that the Panchen Lama's case be placed high on the UN agenda.
Why is this good news? Because for the first time an international committee with great authority has taken a strong position towards China and delivered a clear message to the Chinese government about the case of the Panchen Lama. Also in September, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Louise Arbour visited China and delivered to the authorities there a list with the names of ten political prisoners of concern to the UN. Gedhun Choekyi Nyima's name was on that list.
At this time, the welfare and whereabouts of the Panchen Lama remain unknown, but the conclusions and recommendations of the committee are a step in the right direction. In the coming months ICT will do everything to make sure that the CRC's recommendations are implemented by China.
To ensure that momentum to resolve this issue within the United Nations remains high, we urge you to send your concerns to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights by clicking here:
www.savetibet.org/action/plarbouraction.php
I am very grateful for your support for our actions and hope you will continue to support us with other actions in the future."
SO there we are. A step in the right direction.
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