Exile parliament urges UNHRC High Commissioner to take note of Nangpa-La pass shooting
Thursday, 19 October 2006, 2:00 p.m.
 People’s armed police gather around the body of the nun the day after she was shot. A Tibetan in plain clothes is pictured center. Several of the police were wearing white balaclavas that masked their identity. |
Dharamshala: Reacting to Nangpa-La pass shooting which resulted in the death of Kelsang Nortso, a 27 years old nun, and the injured 23 years old Kunsang Namgyal, the Standing Committee of the Tibetan Parliament-in-exile strongly condemned the brutal act of the Chinese soldiers.
The Deputy Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament-in-exile, Dolma Gyari, in her letter to the High Commissioner of the United Nation Human Rights Council (UNHRC) expressed that the Standing Committee of the exile Tibetan Parliament was greatly saddened by this uncalled for incident.
 One of the police remaining on the scene appears to be taking notes, while another lies back in the snow |
The Deputy Speaker further stated that, “the Tibetans marching through the bitter Himalayan pass are mainly Buddhist monks/nuns/students seeking better education, pilgrims, asylum seekers and above all, people coming for a glimpse of His Holiness the Dalai Lama”.
Fearing the fate of the Tibetans who were injured and others who could not cross over the Himalayas, the Standing Committee drew the attention of the Human Rights Council to this matter and stated that a mere condemnation of such brutal and inhuman act does not protect the basic human rights and requested for timely action.
