Original news in English in Phayul: Hundreds march for Tibet in Geneva
Dharamshala, 19 June: Around three hundred Tibetans and supporters based in Switzerland and Liechtenstein on Monday held a march from the UN Human Rights Council Office to the United Nations Office in Geneva, Calling for intervention in the prevailing critical situation in Tibet.
"Estamos protestando frente a las oficinas de la ONU apelando a la organización mundial para intervenir en la crítica situación de los derechos humanos en el Tíbet y para enviar una delegación de investigación a informar sobre las realidades sobre el terreno en el Tíbet", Gobi Yonten said., one of the protest organizers .
In addition to shouting slogans of freedom to Tibet, Protesters distributed leaflets urging people to stand up for Tibet to help end the ongoing crisis.
since last year, the group has been protesting in front of the UN offices once a month. The organizers expressed their hope that the world body will respond to their calls as soon as possible..
"Los propios funcionarios de la ONU nos han dicho que debemos continuar nuestra lucha y vigilias como nuestra determinación, given that, definitely, un día valdrán la pena ", said a regular participant in the demonstration.
The organizers added that they realize that it is their only opportunity to bring the voice of the rights of the Tibetan people to the doors of the UN offices., a privilege not enjoyed by residents of Nepal and India.
39 Tibetans in Tibet have been self-immolating in fire since the year 2009, calls for freedom in Tibet and the return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama from exile.
In the midst of the wave of self-immolations, the Tibetan Youth Congress, the greatest favor of the independence of the group in exile, had organized an indefinite hunger strike in front of the UN headquarters in the USA. earlier this year.
The three hunger strikers suspended their month-long fast indefinitely., after the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, undertake to carry out their demands regarding the assignment of special rapporteurs to examine the current crisis in Tibet.
UN Human Rights Chief, had also added that she would be visiting China after the completion of the dates.
However, four months later, the UN has not yet fulfilled any of the guarantees given to Tibetan activists.
