European Parliament Condemns China for Shooting Tibetan Refugees.
The European Parliament strongly condemned China for the murder of shooting of Tibetan refugees at Nangpa Pass. No response yet from international pariah China. The German Bundestag has already called for the implementation of this EP resolution by the European Union council. The EP resolution passed unanimously, sixty-six to zero with no abstentions.
Here’s text of the resolution:
The European Parliament,
* having regard to its previous resolutions on Tibet and the human rights situation in China,
* having regard to its resolution on EU-China Relations of 7 September 2006,
* having regard to the lack of progress in the EU-China Human Rights Dialogue,
* having regard to the United Nations (UN) Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials,
* having regard to the International Covenant on Civil and Political rights,
* having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child,
* having regard to Rule 115(5) of its Rules of Procedure,A. whereas on 30 September 2006 more than 70 Tibetans were attempting to cross the glaciated Nangpa Pass in the Himalayan region of Tibet, approximately two hours walk from the Nepalese border, in order to seek refugee status in Nepal,
B. whereas against the rule of international law the Chinese People’s Armed Police (PAP) fired upon unarmed Tibetan civilians, including women and children; whereas video and photographic evidence from the incident shows that the Tibetan group was moving slowly away from the Chinese forces firing upon them, did not approach Chinese forces nor represent a threat to Chinese forces,
C. whereas Kelsang Namtso, a seventeen-year-old nun, was killed during the shooting by Chinese PAP; whereas there are unconfirmed eyewitness accounts of more than one death; whereas a group of Tibetans including children were arrested after continuing to flee,
D. whereas Chinese State Media, Xinhua, has reported an incident in the region as ‘self-defence’ despite video and photographic evidence to the contrary; whereas the Chinese authorities have thus far not officially recognised that the incident at Nangpa Pass took place nor that any individual was killed by Chinese forces,
D. whereas since September 2002 formal contacts have been re-established between the Chinese authorities and the Representatives of the Dalai Lama in order to restore mutual trust and confidence,
E. whereas despite these contacts and the importance attached to these meetings by the central Chinese authorities, there have been over the past years frequent cases of abuses and violations of human rights perpetrated against the Tibetan population and in particular against Tibetan monks,1. Condemns the excessive use of force by the Chinese People’s Armed Police (PAP) in firing upon unarmed Tibetan civilians, including children;
2. Strongly condemns the killing of an unarmed civilian who, being below 18 years of age, was also considered a child under international law;
3. Expresses its dismay at the imprisonment of Tibetan civilians whereof 9 of them are children;
4. Urges the Chinese authorities to guarantee that the Tibetans detained during the incident will not be ill-treated in detention, and that international human rights and humanitarian law standards are being respected;
5. Urges the Chinese authorities to immediately release all children detained during the incident;
6. Urges the Chinese authorities to conduct a full investigation into the events at Nangpa Pass and ensure that those responsible for any crimes committed there are brought to justice;
7. Calls on the Council and the Commission to closely monitor, through its representations in Nepal, the situation of those Tibetans from the group who have reached Nepal and to make strong representations to the Chinese authorities on this issue within the framework of the EU-China Human Rights Dialogue;
8. Calls on the Council and the Commission to reiterate its position that only dialogue between the Government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Representatives of the Dalai Lama can contribute to a peaceful and sustainable settlement for Tibet that both sides agree upon;
9. Calls on the Government of the PRC to continue the dialogue with the Representatives of the Dalai Lama in order to improve the respect of religious, cultural, linguistic and political rights in the Tibet Autonomous Region;
10. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the UN Secretary General, the Government of the People’s Republic of China.
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God, this video is very depressing. Try to think of these poor Tibetans who are getting shot as your family members. That suckx.
Either I have been overly meditating in a cave or I am acquiring Alzheimers at this young age because I didn’t notice any big protest from our Tibetan community in exile. Yeah, we had some tiny demonstration, like at State Capitol in Saint Paul Minnesota. But I didn’t notice any news agency there, not even a police to tame demonstrators. Why? Because not not many people showed up.
I emphasize it again: try to think of those Tibetan people who were getting shot as one of your parents while watching this movie. Then what would we really do?
I agree with the outrage; however, there were large protests of Tibetans in NY and D.C., and around the world (see studentsforafreetibet.org for a list of protests). Two bus loads of Tibetans came to D.C. from NY during the week, which says a lot about the outrage people are feeling.
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