To the attention of:

Mr. Erkin ALPTEKIN, President of the UNPO

Mr. OYUNBILIG

Mr. Tsengelt GONCHIGSUREN

Mr. TEMSILTU

Mr. Jack CHURCHWARD

Brussels, May 15, 1998

Dear friends,

In the framework of its consultative status with ECOSOC, the Transnational Radical Party have submitted several statements during the last session of the UN Commission on Human Rights.

Apart from the written statement where we have point out China's policy towards annexed territories in general, we have delivered an oral statement (under item 10) on the question of Eastern Turkestan and Inner Mongolia to the attention of the Commission on Human Rights. Enclosed you will find these specific lines we submitted to the Commission.

I believe that we will continue in our co-operation, be it civic initiatives or the ones using our presence in the United Nations or European Parliament. Therefore I would like to invite you to keep informing us about your ideas and suggestions in this respect, especially in respect of the next session of the sub-commission on minorities that will take place in Geneva, next August.

Sincerely yours,

Olivier Dupuis

Enclosed: Statement on item 10

UN Commission on Human Rights

Fifty-fourth session

Agenda item 10

Question of the violation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in any part of the world, with particular reference to colonial and other dependent countries and territories.

Oral statement submitted by the Transnational Radical Party, NGO in general consultative status.

(...) The last issue we would like to point out in this session is the severe discriminatory economic and political treatment carried out by Chinese authorities in their annexed territories, particularly in Tibet, Eastern Turkistan and Inner Mongolia. China's policy in these regions appears to be designed to eradicate the culture of those peoples; it includes arbitrary arrests and executions, population transfers and control, severe repression of freedom of religion, opinion and other fundamental rights.

The case of Mr. Hada, founder of the Southern Mongolian Democracy Alliance, who was arrested last year on a charge of separatism and sentenced to 15 years imprisonment and deprived of political rights for a period of 4 years, shows clearly the destiny of numerous political opponents who are recently serving their long sentences in Chinese prisons.

Given that the increasing instability in this region could potentially lead to larger consequences, it is a high time for the international community and the United Nations to urge strongly the authorities of People's Republic of China to ensure that respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms is guaranteed both on Chinese and in the annexed territories.

The Transnational Radical Party therefore requests this Commission to take a strong decision in this sense.