Letter to Second Clerk of the Committee
from Nicholas Boss
HUMAN RIGHTS
ENQUIRY
The facts about Tibet's past history are: it
was a free and independent nation before being unlawfully invaded
by Chinese military forces in 1950; before this invasion, Tibet
had its own unique culture, language, religious practice together
with a government and social system. It is the desire of Tibetans
to support these aspirations since they are an intrinsic part
of their nation's heritage, just as much as they are in a Western
Democracy.
"A MISLEADING
IMPRESSION"
The British Government, despite being a signatory
of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 19, ignores[21]
the simple correlation between the basic rights and desires as
implemented in Article 19 and those same desires expressed by
the people of Tibet and its Government in exile. The British Government,
instead, perpetuates the misleading impression that it is still
concerned about the human rights of the Tibetan people. This approach
is not logical. The British Government knows it can continue with
this "Approach" and continue to mislead both the electorate
and Parliament because it is under no legal obligation to ratify
its commitment to the Human Rights Charter and its principles;
if it is truly not the intention to mislead, then the simple correlation
must be confirmed clearly, and without procrastination!!
TIBET AUTONOMOUS
REGION
There is no evidence to support the Chinese
Government's claim that Tibet is an autonomous region: all local
legislation is subject to political control by the central Government
in Beijing. All local government is subject to the regional communist
party, therefore, representatives of the Tibetan minority who
wish to support their nation's cultural and political aspirations
are prevented from doing so, indeed, those who do not conform
to Chinese doctrine are subject to active discrimination and physical
intimidation. The British Government by supporting the misconceived
idea of an autonomous region are, again, in contravention of the
UDHR Charter, Article 19.
REVERSING BRITAIN'S
FOREIGN POLICY
TOWARDS TIBET
In October 2008 the Foreign Secretary reversed
the British Government's policy on Tibet and announced that: "We
regard Tibet as a part of the People's Republic of China".
The British Government refers quite often to the need for dialogue
between the Dalai Lama and the Chinese Government; in addition,
it also expresses politically inspired statements, the same with
the Economic Union and, of course, the Chinese Government. These
are not pertinent to the enquiry, human rights are. The people
of Tibet must be allowed to decide about their future through
exercising their democratic rights like other aggrieved nations,
eg the Falkland Islanders and Kuwait, to mention a few.
6 April 2009
21 To date, I have written five letters to the Foreign
Office. Back
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