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Human rights lawyers to protect rights of Tibetans

Thursday, 25 October 2007, 11:00 a.m.


Addressing a press conference (From right: Acharya Yeshi Phuntsok, member of Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, HRLN members including Jitender Rana, lawyer, Anand Sharma, lawyer, Harsh Dobahl, editor of Combat Law maganize, Anand Kumar, lawyer and Suzen Okar, researcher/Photo:Sangjey Kep
Dharamshala: A 5-member delegation including eminent lawyers from the Human Rights Law Network (HRLN), visited the Central Tibetan administration, major Tibetan institutions and NGOs based in Dharamshala from 22 to 24 October.

The HRLN, since its inception in 1989 has evolved into a large human rights organisation with a network of 25 offices across India, consisting of lawyers and social activist dedicated to the use of legal system to advance human rights and ensure access to justice to all sections of society.

At a press conference held at the Department of Information and International Relations yesterday, the delegation launched the Hindi version of their bimonthly magazine, Combat Law.


The delegation launching the Hindi version of Combat Law magazine on the margins of press conference/Photo: Gyamtso, Tibet Times
The magazine highlights diverse issues ranging from some of the most of pressing legal, human rights, social and political issues.

In his address, Acharya Yeshi Phuntsok, member of Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, gave a brief introduction of the delegation's purpose of visiting Dharamshala and their commitment towards protecting human rights situation in Tibet and providing legal aid to Tibetans living in exile.

In his address the managing editor of the Combat Magazine, Mr Harsh Dobahl said, "After getting a first hand information about Tibet on visiting Central Tibetan Administration and other institutions, we decided to focus on the issue of Tibet in bringing out this special issue to highlight the problems face by Tibetan people."

He said, "Our strength lies in judicial intervention, so we decided to render free judicial aid to Tibetans living in India" adding, "We will work with them in close association in strengthening their struggle for justice."

He further said, "The Tibetan people's firm commitment in propagating and practising complete non-violence should be a lesson for the world to learn."

  (www.tibet.net is the official website of the Central Tibetan Administration of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.)

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