Today more than 1.2 million people have died since the Chinese invasion in 1949.
In May 1982, 115 Tibetan political activists were imprisoned for protesting the Chinese government.
By November 1983, there were more than 750 political prisoners in the jail in Lhasa (the Tibetan capital) alone. The Lhasa prison usually only had about 30 prisoners in it at one time before China was in Tibet.
On September 27, 1987, more than 200 Tibetans demonstrated against the Chinese government in Lhasa. Many of them were imprisoned.
Between October 1, 1987 and March 5, 1988, the Chinese army killed many protestors and imprisoned at least 2,500.
Many different countries have put out parliamentary resolutions for China to respect the Tibetans. The list includes:
- European Parliament on Oct. 14, 1987, Mar. 15, 1989, and Apr. 26, 1990
- West Germany on Oct. 15, 1987
- Italy on Apr. 12, 1989
- Australia on Dec. 6, 1990
- The United States on Oct. 29, 1991
At the United Nations, Tibet is constantly discussed. For example, in 1985, a group of non-government organizations asked the UN Commision om Human Rights to look closely on what is going on in Tibet. Today, talks about Tibet's situation are on the UN agenda.
Because of the way China treats the Tibetans, especially the political prisoners, the U.S. and China have had disagreements, as the U.S. does not support what China is doing to it's prisoners.
Works Cited:
Information:
"White Paper - Human rights." The Government of Tibet in Exile. 2 Feb 1996. The Government of Tibet in Exile. 23 May 2008
1 comment:
If the United States and the UN talk about the situation and how the Tibetans are being treated by China, what could they do to stop or prevent these things from happening? Do they take it seriously enough that they would actually help the Tibetans?
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