Peace March

From New Delhi to Lhasa, 10 March 1995

Tibetan exiles are organizing a Peace March from Delhi, the capital of India, to Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, to bring the suffering inflicted on the Tibetan people by the brutal Chinese oppression to the attention of the world, and to call for solidarity from international public opinion. Tibetans and their supporters are organizing demonstrations and manifestations of solidarity all over the world.

Reasons

The Peace March aims to make people aware of the abuses carried out by the Chinese Communist authorities in Tibet, above all the large-scale transfer of people from China to Tibet, the negation of the civil rights of the Tibetan people, the widespread destruction of the Tibetan ecosystem, and the militarization of Tibet.

Objectives

1) The immediate cessation of the resettlement of Chinese people in Tibet.

2) The convocation of a Sino-Tibetan conference, under the aegis of the United Nations, to discuss the future of Tibet.

3) The unconditional release of all political prisoners in Tibet.

4) An end to the devastation and the indiscriminate exploitation of the natural resources and the ecosystem of Tibet.

5) A commitment to send a UN delegation to Tibet to investigate the situation.

6) The preservation and respect of the Tibetan religion, culture and language.

LEND YOUR SUPPORT

- take part on 10 March in the hunger strike in support of the Peace March in Lhasa and of the cause of the six million Tibetans;

- write to the press and to your government to call for the restoration of human rights in Tibet;

- take part in the week of mobilization for Tibet, from 6 to 10 March 1995;

- give your support to the petition-appeal for the survival of the people and the culture of Tibet;

Italia-Tibet Association - Radical Party