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    Dalai Lama In London

    The Dalai today went before The Parliamentary Human Rights Committe to plead for them to urge the Human Rights Police to investigate China.

    He accuses the Chinese Authorities of false arrest and torture of protesting Tibetans.

    China has signed up for Human Rights, but has not ratified it.

    Tomorrow he has an interview with Gordon Brown.

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    Re: Dalai Lama In London

    Quote Originally Posted by Astro View Post
    The Dalai today went before The Parliamentary Human Rights Committe to plead for them to urge the Human Rights Police to investigate China.

    He accuses the Chinese Authorities of false arrest and torture of protesting Tibetans.

    China has signed up for Human Rights, but has not ratified it.

    Tomorrow he has an interview with Gordon Brown.
    Saw a film about him last night, poor ending

    Interesting that nearly 50yrs later he still hasnt gone back

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    Re: Dalai Lama In London

    Quote Originally Posted by Astro View Post
    The Dalai today went before The Parliamentary Human Rights Committe to plead for them to urge the Human Rights Police to investigate China.
    Whom did he mean by 'human rights police', do you suppose?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Barry Shnikov View Post
    Whom did he mean by 'human rights police', do you suppose?
    Not sure, but there is a group sent by the Human Rights people to investigate human rights abuses.

    Yesterday the Committee asked His Holiness if he would ask Gordon Brown to request a probe.

    I watched the Dai Lama on TV answering questions.

    They asked for instances of torture by the Chinese authorities.

    He told a story about how some Buddists Monks had been demonstrating againt the Chines occupation of Tibet.

    They were arrested.

    A party of other monks, from the same monastry, went to the police station to try to get them released.

    They too were arrested. They were all viciously beaten.

    One of the monks was 80 years old, and the beating resulted in his leg breaking.

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    Re: Dalai Lama In London

    Quote Originally Posted by Astro View Post
    Not sure, but there is a group sent by the Human Rights people to investigate human rights abuses.

    Yesterday the Committee asked His Holiness if he would ask Gordon Brown to request a probe.

    I watched the Dai Lama on TV answering questions.

    They asked for instances of torture by the Chinese authorities.

    He told a story about how some Buddists Monks had been demonstrating againt the Chines occupation of Tibet.

    They were arrested.

    A party of other monks, from the same monastry, went to the police station to try to get them released.

    They too were arrested. They were all viciously beaten.

    One of the monks was 80 years old, and the beating resulted in his leg breaking.
    Well, there's no doubt that human rights in China is a bit like truthful mediumship - no evidence of its existence(arf). I was wondering who these international police might be.

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