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Antonio Guterres
Chinese authorities in Tibet are cracking down on Tibetan Buddhism, expelling hundreds of monks and nuns from their monasteries and prohibiting Tibetans from sharing the teachings of the Dalai Lama. Join ICT in calling on the United Nations to stand up for Tibet. It’s a quick and effective way to speak up.

United Nations Secretary

António

Guterres

United Nations

The Universal Declaration on Human Rights was adopted by the United Nations to ensure that all can live without the fear of oppression.  As Secretary General of the United Nations, I hope you share my concern for religious freedom in Tibet, which has been ruled by the Chinese Communist Party for decades.  Under Chinese rule Tibetan monasteries have been demolished, Buddhist monks and nuns have been forced to disrobe, and Tibet’s unique cultural heritage is being erased.
 
Today, Tibetans who seek to study Buddhism endure intrusive security measures in monasteries that operate under heavy-handed Chinese restrictions, if they operate at all.  Their numbers are limited, their movements are tracked, and their attempts to practice their faith are interrupted by China’s attempts at political brainwashing in the form of “patriotic education.”  Simply possessing a photo of the Dalai Lama is considered a crime in Tibet under Chinese rule.  According to Chinese government regulations, the Chinese Communist Party claims it has the sole right to identify the next Dalai Lama, overruling the traditional religious leadership of the Tibetan Buddhist community. Moreover, the Chinese government has restricted access to Tibet for UN human rights officials, preventing them from seeing the conditions there with their own eyes.
 
The United Nations must act.  I call on you to make the protection of human rights in Tibet a priority in your interactions with the People’s Republic of China, and to make every effort to improve the situation there as quickly as possible.
 
Signed,

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