Tibetan delegation meets UNHRC special representative, presents six demands

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Tenzin Nyidon

DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 14: A Tibetan delegation, accompanied by two family members of late Tibetan independence activist Lobga Rangzen, met with United Nations Human Rights Council Special Representative Anne Siyota at the United Nations on Wednesday, urging the international rights body to take more decisive action over the deteriorating human rights situation in Tibet.

The delegation, led by former 13th and 14th Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) Centrex President and former Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile member Tsewang Rigzin, held discussions with Siyota for nearly an hour. Speaking to Phayul following the meeting, he said the delegation submitted six demands that addresse...

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