Dicki Chhoyang ,Tibetan foreign Minister in exile narrated the situation of Tibetans inside Tibet before the Italian Senate’s Extraordinary Commission for the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights behalf of the Tibetan people at Rome .She Thanked Italian Chamber of Deputies for unanimously adopting a resolution on 8 February 2009 calling on the People’s Republic of China to engage in dialogue with His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Envoys to resolve the Tibet issue. Similarly, the Italian Chamber of Deputies’ Committee for Foreign Affairs passed a resolution on 8 February 2012, reiterating the above recommendations to the Italian government.She said,”I come to you to report on the state of Tibet – the daily struggles of Tibetans inside .I am proud to say that the Tibetan spirit is strong. Through the visionary leadership of His Holiness the Dalai Lama for all these years, our issue remains alive, our hopes remain buoyant.”
Reporting this Tsering Wangchuk, Press Officer of Tibetan Government in exile at Dharamsala said that the Minister said in Rome on Thursday that in 2011, His Holiness the Dalai Lama took a historical decision and devolved his political responsibilities to the elected leadership of the Central Tibetan Administration to give clear message to Beijing that leadership of the Tibet freedom movement has been entrusted to a younger generation. Whereas China is calculating that the Tibetan cause will fade when the current Dalai Lama passes away. This will not happen. We remain determined to finding a peaceful resolution to the situation in Tibet through the Middle Way Approach which seeks genuine autonomy within the framework of China's constitution.
She said, ‘In 1950, when the Chinese People's Liberation Army came to Tibet, they promised Tibetans a ‘socialist paradise.’ After more than 60 years of misrule in Tibet, the news from our homeland is replete with tales of destruction including Tibetan language and environment, disappearances, discrimination, detention, imprisonment, torture and extrajudicial killing. The current number of known political prisoners in Tibet today is estimated to be as high 1,204. This year alone over 254 Tibetans were imprisoned. 22 Tibetans have been sentenced to life imprisonment since 2008.” “Patriotic re-education” sessions during which monks/nuns are forced to denounce His Holiness the Dalai Lama and pledge allegiance to the Party have become the daily routine - this has been one of the key triggers for the wave of self-immolations.
He said, “Just 2 days ago, on 3 December, another self-immolation took place in Meruma town in Ngaba, Eastern Tibet. Since February 2009, 123 Tibetans have committed self-immolation in Tibet. Sadly, 105 have died.” She said that The Central Tibetan Administration does not support or encourage self-immolations. His Holiness the Dalai Lama's position has also been clear and consistent on any form of drastic action. He has always appealed to the Tibetans not to resort to such desperate acts. Rather than looking into the root causes behind the self-immolations, the Chinese authorities have criminalized the self-immolators and resorted to the blame game by accusing His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan exile community as instigators. This has gone as far as preventing families of the self-immolators from holding proper traditional funeral rites for the latter.The Tibetan Administration has invited the Chinese government to come to Dharamsala and visit our offices for any evidence supporting their baseless allegations.
She further aid ,”I would like to conclude today's statement by re-iterating Tibetan people's firm commitment to non-violence and dialogue. We do not view the Chinese nation and people with malice, but with respect. Tibetans with their distinct culture have lived alongside our Chinese brothers and sisters for thousands of years. The Central Tibetan Administration strives for a resolution to the situation inside Tibet through the Middle Way Approach which seeks genuine autonomy within the framework of the Chinese constitution.”She requested the Italian Senate to recommend to the Italian Government to request the following to the Chinese government to
· Engage in dialogue with His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Envoys to resolve the Tibet issue on the Middle Way Approach, which seeks genuine autonomy within the framework of the Chinese Constitution.
· Immediate end to repression in Tibet
· Guarantee the use of Tibetan as a medium of instruction in Tibetan areas
· Suspend the forceful settlement of Tibetan nomads