DHARAMSHALA, October 29: The European Parliament on October 27 adopted an urgency resolution on Tibet following the recent spate of ten self-immolations in Tibet.
Expressing its deep concern over the self-immolations, the European Parliament condemned the continued crackdown by Chinese authorities on Tibetan monasteries and sentencing of the Kirti monks without fair trial.
In the resolution, the European Parliament urged the Chinese authorities to lift restrictions and heavy-handed security measures imposed on Kirti monastery while demanding China to account for the status of the Tibetans who survived self-immolation.
The European Parliament also urged the Chinese authorities to allow independent international media and human rights monitors to visit the area.
Calling on China to respect rights of the Tibetans and to take proactive steps to resolve their underlying grievances, the European Parliament urged Chinese authorities to cease promoting policies threatening the Tibetan language, culture, religion, heritage and environment.
The resolution also called on the European Union and its Member states to press China to resume dialogue with His Holiness the Dalai Lama and his representatives.
The European Parliament impressed upon the European External Action Services (EEAS) and the EU delegation in China to continue raising concrete individual cases of Tibetans imprisoned for the peaceful exercise of religious freedom in meetings and to present a report to the EP within the next twelve months, suggesting actions or policies to implement.
Lending support to the ongoing campaign led by Tibetans and Tibet supporters targeting the G 20 summit, the European Parliament called on the President of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy and President of the Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso as well as the EU leaders who are members of the G20 to urge President Hu Jintao to address the human rights situation in Tibet at the upcoming G20 summit on 3-4 November 2011 in Cannes, France.
