I respectfully call on the authorities to release the 15 monks; Samten, Trulku Tenpa Rigsang, Gelek Pel, Lobsang, Lobsang Thukjey, Tsultrim Palden, Lobsher, Phurden, Thupdon, Lobsang Ngodup, Lodoe, Thupwang, Pema Garwang, Tsegyam, and Soepa, as well as all others detained for peacefully exercising their right to freedom of expression, association and assembly.
I believe that you are required to fully account for all those detained during the demonstrations, ensuring they are not tortured or otherwise ill-treated, have access to lawyers and medical care, are brought promptly before an independent court and are able to challenge their detention.
I would like to call on the authorities to ensure that those prosecuted are charged with internationally recognizable offences and tried in proceedings which meet international fair trial standards.
The authorities must allow full and unimpeded access to Tibet and other Tibetan areas to journalists and other independent observers.
Lastly I urge the authorities to allow independent UN investigation into the events of the last week, including full access to scenes of confrontation, eye-witnesses, and detainees, and allow similar access to independent observers, including journalists and human rights NGOs.
ニュースには、本日UNとアムネスティより、
「チベタンプロテスターへの暴力を非難した」とあります。
Meanwhile, Amnesty International and the UN have both
criticised the government's handling of the protests
A Buddhist monk died of starvation due to a 12-day blockade of food and water to major monasteries in Lhasa by Chinese forces, Tibetans in exile reported Wednesday. Lama Thokmey died Monday in the Ramoche monastery in Lhasa, according to the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD).
The Chinese military have not allowed food and water into the monastery since March 14 and fires teargas into it frequently, the TCHRD said, citing reliable sources. Many monasteries in Tibet face shortages of food, water, medicine as well as restrictions on movement, DPA reported Thursay via BuddhistChannel.tv.
The TCHRD said it is getting increasingly difficult to get details due to the restrictions placed by Chinese authorities. China’s ban on foreign journalists traveling to the protest areas makes it extremely difficult to verify information.
The European Union on Tuesday urged China to stop using force against Tibetan protesters and to lift restrictions to movement and information. Slovenia’s Ambassador Andrej Logar, who currently represents the seven-nation bloc at the UN body, told the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, “We urge Chinese authorities to refrain from using force against those involved in unrest and call on demonstrators to desist from violence.”