DOWNLOAD PDF of the Spanish translation of ‘The Transcripts of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche’, Posted in 2016 in exile in India under the title 'The Transcriptions of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche’
5 years since the death of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche,
your words, his defenders, injustice
He 12 July 2020 Five years have passed since the death of Tenzin Delek in a Chinese prison. Tenzin Delek, also known as Tulku Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, was a Tibetan monk who worked on the development of social institutions, doctors, religious and educational services for Tibetan nomads in Eastern Tibet and had earned the love and respect of all Tibetans.
in 2002 He was arrested on charges of organizing a bomb attack in Chengdu that same year.. After a trial with few legal guarantees according to a HRW report (Human Rights Watch) passed 13 years in prison where he died from health complications at the age of 65 years. Throughout this time, Tenzin Delek had always maintained his innocence and demanded a fair trial.. His relatives were only able to visit him on six brief occasions in all these years. (no one else was authorized) and upon his death they were denied custody of his body in order to perform an autopsy and clarify the causes of his death and to offer him the funeral rites of the Tibetan tradition.. He was cremated immediately after his death.. The Chinese government later made it illegal to display images of Tenzin Delek under severe penalties.. His case became known in the West where he received the support of numerous institutions, human rights groups and friends of Tibet demanding justice. (Tenzin Delek with students from one of the schools he built. Tibet, 1999. photo trembles.)
To commemorate the anniversary of his death and in tribute to Tenzin Delek, the Casa del Tibet of Barcelona presents the Spanish translation of 'The Transcriptions of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche’ which was published in 2016 in exile in India under the title 'The Transcriptions of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche'. This book brings together transcriptions of audio cassettes by Tenzin Delek in which he expresses his concern about being constantly harassed by the Chinese authorities in all his projects., especially after his return from India. Also included is the diary of Chinese lawyer Zhang Sizhi, who tried unsuccessfully to reopen a second judicial process and defend Tenzin Delek, since in his opinion the first trial contained serious flaws. In a third part, The book offers the testimony of his friend Wang Lixiong who tried to help Tenzin Delek. As Lixiong himself says 'The authorities failed to control Angag Tashi (as Tenzin Delek is also known) even though they tried several times. They looked very bad since it represented that (Angag Tashi) showed contempt, challenged the government and had also humiliated the authorities concerned. Therefore, they certainly wouldn't be happy until they had killed him.’
The HRW report published in 2004 about Tenzin Delek says: 'Although reliable information is scarce, Human Rights Watch is concerned that the Chinese government's treatment of Tenzin Delek is not an isolated phenomenon.. As detailed below (in the report), There have been numerous attempts in the Kardze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture to control religious expression, monastic influence, the leadership of local communities and what officials understand as political dissent'.
Tenzin Delek during his trial in Sichuan court (photo left).
From the Casa del Tíbet Foundation we want to express our concern about the human rights situation in Tibet, which we consider have deteriorated even more since the Tenzin Delek case.
We appeal to the Chinese authorities to redouble their efforts to preserve the human rights of Tibetans within Tibet, to protect the rich Tibetan culture and the fragile ecosystem of the roof of the world.
