PARIS: Around 300 Tibetans and French Tibet supporters marked the 64th anniversary of the declaration of Charter of the Universal Human Rights in Paris with a solidarity campaign to draw the attention of the international community to the deepening crisis in Tibet.

The solidarity vigil was held at Place Sainte-Michel, at the heart of the city flocked by tourists as well as local French citizens.

The vigil organized by the Tibetan Community in France and supported by other Asian human rights and Tibet support organisations started in the afternoon at around 4 pm, with the gathering observing silence to pay tribute to all those Tibetans who have lost their lives as a consequence of China’s military invasion of Tibet, particularly to the 95 Tibetans who self-immolated calling for the freedom of Tibet and return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Tibet.

Six members of Gyuto monastery, who are on a tour of France, said prayers in homage of the self-immolators.

The vigil was also participated by two French Senators. Mr Jean-Francios Humbert, the President of Tibet Group in France’s upper house in his brief speech, renewed his call for the respect of Tibetan people’s fundamental human rights and assured his unwavering support for Tibet until the day when freedom shines in Tibet.

The gathering was also addressed by representatives of various other organisations who had come forward in support of this rally, that included Chine-Tibet Alliance, Overseas Chinese Democratic Party, Communities of Vietnam, Uighur, Burma and Laos.

The Kashag of Central Tibetan Administration had earlier appealed to all the Tibetan community and Tibet supporters to observe 10 December, 2012, as the day of solidarity with Tibet, in view of the deepening crisis amid increasing Chinese repressive regime inside Tibet.

The day also marked the 23rd anniversary of the conferment of the Nobel Peace Prize on His Holiness the Dalai Lama of Tibet. A statement on the occasion by Sikyong, Dr. Lobsang Sangay, the democratically elected political leader of Tibetan people and the political successor to His Holiness the Dalai Lama was also read out.

The vigil ended with the rendition of Prayer of Truth.