Source: phayul.com, 4th october, '12

DHARAMSHALA, November 3: The exile Tibetan administration has made an open appeal to the United Nations Human Rights Council to convene a Special Session on Tibet in light of the deteriorating human rights situation inside Tibet, heralded by the ongoing wave of self-immolations.

The Dharamshala based Central Tibetan Administration in a release today appealed to the 47-member states of the UNHRC to convene a special session on Tibet in view of the “desperate and unprecedented spate of self-immolations by Tibetans due to China’s repressive policies and the continued intransigence of the Chinese leadership to the relentless efforts of UNHRC.”

The appeal comes a day after the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay urged China to “promptly address the longstanding grievances that have led to an alarming escalation in desperate forms of protest, including self-immolations, in Tibetan areas.”

Pillay said she was disturbed by "continuing allegations of violence against Tibetans seeking to exercise their fundamental human rights," and urged China to allow independent and impartial monitors to visit and assess the actual conditions on the ground, and to lift restrictions on media access to the region, as a confidence-building measure. 

The elected head of the Tibetan people Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay today said the CTA is “encouraged” by Pillay’s powerful statement and considered the statement as “true recognition of the urgent and tragic situation in Tibet.”

Source: www.ohchr.org

GENEVA (2 November 2012) – United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Friday urged Chinese authorities to promptly address the longstanding grievances that have led to an alarming escalation in desperate forms of protest, including self-immolations, in Tibetan areas.

The UN human rights chief said she was disturbed by "continuing.      allegations of violence against Tibetans seeking to exercise their     fundamental human rights of freedom of expression, association      and religion," and pointed to "reports of detentions and            disappearances, of excessive use of force against peaceful    demonstrators, and curbs on the cultural rights of Tibetans." 

Cases have included a 17-year-old girl who was reportedly severely       beaten and sentenced to three years in prison for distributing        flyers calling for Tibet’s freedom and the return of the Dalai Lama.    Others have been sentenced to between four and seven years in prison for writing essays, making films or distributing photos of    events in Tibet outside China. Serious concerns have been raised  about fair trial standards, and the torture and ill-treatment of  detainees. 

“I have had several exchanges with the Chinese Government on these issues. But more needs to be done to protect human rights and prevent violations,” Pillay said. “I call on the Government to respect the rights to peaceful assembly and expression, and to release all individuals detained for merely exercising these universal rights.” 

The High Commissioner also appealed to Tibetans to refrain from resorting to extreme forms of protest, such as self-immolation, and urged community and religious leaders to use their influence to help stop this tragic loss of life 

“I recognise Tibetans’ intense sense of frustration and despair which has led them to resort to such extreme means,” she said, “but there are other ways to make those feelings clear. The Government also needs to recognise this, and permit Tibetans to express their feelings without fear of retribution.”

Rome, 25 October: On the second day of Sikyong Dr. Lobsang Sangay’s visit to the Italian capital Rome, he had a breakfast meeting with 11 Italian Parliamentarians from different political parties.

The Tibetan Political leader thanked the Italian Parliamentarians for their continued support for Tibet. He said the 8 February 2012 resolution for Tibet by the Italian Parliament was a testimony of their support for Tibet during the very tragic and difficult period in the Tibetan history.

ROMA 28 ottobre - 29 ottobre 
- MILANO; Piazza San Babila 30 ottobre - 31 ottobre

Source: radicali.it

Venerdì 26 ottobre sarà a Torino il leader politico dei tibetani, Ms. Lobsang Sangay, per una serie di incontri ufficiali con autorità regionali, parlamentari, amministratori e associazioni pro-Tibet.

Lobsang Sangay, che ricopre anche la carica di Primo Ministro del Governo tibetano in Esilio a Dharamsala in India e che ha       avuto lo scorso anno in passaggio dei poteri di rappresentanza politica da parte del Dalai Lama, giunge a Torino da Roma,        dove sarà ricevuto in Campidoglio, in Provincia, in Regione, alla Camera dei Deputati, al Senato della Repubblica ed avrà, infine,   una conferenza pubblica con Marco Pannella alla sede del Partito Radicale.

Il programma predisposto dall’Associazione per il Tibet ed i Diritti Umani del Consiglio regionale del Piemonte, prevede:

• alle ore 11.00 incontro con la stampa in Sala dei Presidenti di Palazzo Lascaris, via Alfieri

• alle ore 11,30 incontro riservato con il Presidente e l’Ufficio di Presidenza del Consiglio regionale del Piemonte, Palazzo    Lascaris, via Alfieri, 15

• alle ore 12.00 conferenza nell’Aula del Consiglio regionale del Piemonte dal titolo: “La questione tibetana: l’attualità e gli      scenari futuri”

• alle ore 17.00 incontro pubblico dal titolo: “Tibet: genocidio in atto”, presso la Sala Conferenze del Museo di Scienze Naturali in via Giolitti 36