Political Quotes

“Every year on March 10th we reflect on the plight of the Tibetan people. Forty years ago many Tibetan citizens gave their lives to defend their freedom and to prevent the Dalai Lama from being kidnaped by the Chinese army. For those who are committed to standing with the Tibetan people, it is a day to consider what can be done to lend support to Tibetan aspirations. The United States Senate will mark the occasion by considering a resolution to mark this solemn occasion. The United States Congress takes the position that Tibet is an occupied country whose true representatives are the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan Government in exile. The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), which has closely followed the situation in Tibet since the Dalai Lama was forced to flee into exile, and has published reports in 1959, 1960, 1964, and 1997. After examining Chinese policies in Tibet, it reported its findings to the Secretary-General of the United Nations. The 1960 report made the important international legal determination that 'Tibet demonstrated from 1913 to 1950 the conditions of statehood as generally accepted under international law.' Now the ICJ has returned to the issue of Tibet and produced another important report. It finds that repression in Tibet has increased since 1994.”