World Council Meeting of the International Union of Socialist Youth Held in Kathmandu passed resolution on Tibet (6-8 December).

International Union of the Socialist Youth (IUSY) is the representative body of the Socialist Youth organizations in ninety countries with a total membership of over 120 youth organizations.

Tibetan Youth Congress(TYC) is a consultative member of the IUSY and has been playing a very active role within the IUSY platforms.

This summer TYC has participated in the IUSY Festival in Bonn with extensive displays of different aspect of the Tibet and Tibetan. Our exhibition there includes display of traditional Tibetan tent, photo exhibition, video shows and lecture programs on Tibet. This festival was attended by over 5,000 youths from 117 different countries.

Similarly in Kathmandu, preceding the IUSY world council meeting, the Asia Pacific Committee of the IUSY was held (2-4 December) and inaugurated by the Prime Minister of Nepal. During the inaugural session of the meeting the Secretary General of IUSY Alfredo Lozeretto has clearly said, "IUSY supports the independence movement of the Tibetan people". At the end of the Asia Pacific committee meeting a press conference was organised to highlight the issues discussed and the resolutions passed. Ninety percent of the questions from the press personals were on Tibet. It is a different matter that the press hardly carried the messages due to the coincidence of the visit of the Chinese President to Nepal. Infact there were pressure from the government that IUSY meetings should refrain from passing resolutions on Tibet due to the visit.

Tseten Norbu, President of Tibetan Youth Congress has represented (TYC) on both occasions and s poke about the issues of Tibet extensively. As result the Resolution on Tibet was passed with little amendments during the World Council Meeting ( resolution copy enclosed ). A similar resolution was also passed in the Asia Pacific Committee of the IUSY RESOLUTION ON TIBET.

The IUSY WORLD COUNCIL MEETING;

Condemns the illegal occupation of Tibet by China and continued repression policy of China in Tibet. It has resulted in the destruction of Tibet's unique heritage "to a form of genocide" and denial of human rights and fundamental freedoms of the Tibetans.

Condemns the Chinese government's ill treatment of men and women forced sterilization of Tibetan women, and the efforts to destroy Tibetan religious and cultural rights.

Expresses concern at the continued maintenance of Chinese nuclear installations in Tibet and reports of the conduct of testings of nuclear weapons and the alleged dumping of nuclear waste.

Supports the non-violent efforts of the Tibetan Government in exile to solve the Tibetan problem, particularly the Dalai Lama's campaign to make Tibet a zone of peace and non-violence through demilitarization, protection of Tibet's natural environment and negotiation between Tibetans and Chinese representatives about the future of Tibet without precondition, Condemns the continuing opprression to the scale of Second Cultural Revolution and steps to Tibetocide efforts in Tibet. And calls upon the Chinese to release all the political prisoners including the 11th Panchen Gedun Choekyi Nyima, Ngawang Choephel and Ngawang Sangdrol. Stop the demographic aggression in terms of transfer of the Massive Chinese and halt the process.

Supports the five Point Peace Plan for Tibet initiated by the Dalai Lama to resolve the issue of Tibet peacefully.

Calls upon the Government of the People's Republic of China to meet with representatives of the Tibetan Government in exile to begin initiating constructive dialogue on the future of Tibet.

The International Union of Socialist Youth appeals world community to support the cause of Tibet.

December 4, 1996

Kathmandu

Tibetan Youth Congress