Washington, D.C. April 24, 1997

Published by: World Tibet Network News, Saturday - April 26, 1997

Adopted Version

Parliamentarians

1. Move a simple motion in their own parliament calling on their own

government to support the establishment of discussions without pre-conditions

between representatives of the Dalai Lama and the PRC. The resolution to be

similar to:

Be it resolved that the .(Insert the name of Parliament) urges the Government

of the PRC to enter into meaningful negotiations without preconditions with

representatives of the Dalai Lama in a neutral venue (under the auspices of

the UN) with the objective of resolving the Tibet Issue.

2. Establish or join their own parliament's Tibet Support Group to provide an

effective lobbying group especially before and after visits by the Dalai

Lama.

3. Establish or join their Parliament's Amnesty International Group and

request their Government to act on every urgent action case raised by AI.

This will include, as a matter of course, cases of Tibetan prisoners of

conscience. The group should ensure that overseas parliamentary delegations

are briefed on the human rights situations in the countries they visit.

4. Ensure all parliamentary delegations to China also visit Tibet after being

thoroughly briefed on the political and human rights situation there on the

condition that reliable Tibetan interpretation is available.

5. Foster the creation of Tibet Support Groups within regional IPU groups and

regional parliamentary groups.

6. discuss the Tibetan issue with visiting Chinese parliamentarians and

leaders, and encourage the participation and involvement of local community

groups.

Community Groups

1. Organize a celebration of Tibetan New Year, if possible, show casing

Tibetan culture, food and crafts, telling participants this is the culture

the Chinese Government is attempting to eradicate.

2. Organize a commemoration of the invasion of Tibet, for example in the form

of rallies, public meetings an/or Tibet Flag Days.

3. Visit their local member of parliament to discuss Tibet and to give them

information on the political and human rights in Tibet.

4. Identify sympathetic journalists to target with news of Tibet. Journalists

from all media should be targetted.

5. Organize a petition to the parliament calling on the government to support

the establishment of talks, without preconditions, between representatives of

the Dalai Lama and the PRC.

6. Call on all governments, nongovernmental organizations, UNICEF and

individuals to write to the government of People's Republic of China,

protesting the violation of the child rights by continuing to incarcerate the

Panchen Lama -- a child of eight years of age and apply every form of

pressure for his immediate release.

Governments

1. Ensure that Governments raise the question of talks without preconditions

between representatives of the Dalai Lama and the PRC on the future of Tibet

in all Ministerial discussions with PRC.

2. Support the establishment of a Special Rapporteur on Tibet to the UNHRC,

Geneva.

3. Request the UN Secretary general to appoint a personal

envoy/representative on Tibet.

4. Periodically request independent media access to Tibet.