159 Organizations urge UN to press China for the release of 11th Panchen Lama

A Tibetan wearing a mask of Gedhun Choekyi Nyima during a protest. May 17 2013 (Photo - Reuters)

By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, May 7: 159 organizations submitted a joint petition to the United Nations (UN), Geneva to hold China accountable for the disappearance of Gedhun Choekyi Nyima and his entire family, after 25 years of his enforced disappearance. The joint petition was addressed to Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Antonio […]