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The agenda of the meeting was
“Fighting for Democracy in the Asia Pacific”. Mr. Walden Bello,
author and Professor of Sociology at the University of the
Philippines
provided an in-depth analysis on the agenda followed by debates and
discussions among the delegates. Mrs. Etta Rosales, three time former
member of
Philippines
parliament also gave an in-depth presentation on “Deepening Democracy
through Free Elections”.
A special session was held on
the first day of the meeting to focus on the situation inside
Tibet
,
Bhutan
and
Burma
where delegates presented the current situation in their respective
countries.
Following resolutions on
Tibet
was passed at the meeting:
While reaffirming the resolutions adopted at
the XXVII IUSY World Congress in Santo Domingo
and keeping in mind the recent historic and peaceful uprising inside Tibet
which was followed by a violent crackdown by the Chinese Communist Party,
the IUSY Asia Pacific meeting further:
Demand the People’s Republic of China to:
Immediately and
unconditionally release all political prisoners and provide accounts of all
those killed and detained during the recent peaceful protests, including
their names, whereabouts and any charges against them.
Begin dismantling the
colonial occupation of Tibet
and stop the massive resettlement of Chinese into Tibet that threatens the very
survival of the Tibetan nation, race and civilization.
End the “patriotic
re-education campaign” in Tibet
and revoke with immediate effect its stipulated post-Olympic policy of
harsh political repression in Tibet.
Take urgent measures to
address the underlying causes of the protests, including Tibetan’s
long-term grievances over violations of their human rights, restrictions on
religious practice; persecution for exercising their freedoms of
expression, association and assembly; government policies apparently aimed
at weakening their culture and ethnic identity; and deliberate exclusion
from the benefits of economic development.
The United Nations to:
Send urgently an independent
international fact-finding mission and a media delegation to the areas of
peaceful protests in Tibet
Resume the debate based on
its resolution passed in 1959, 1961 and 1965 and appoint a Special Rapporteur to investigate the human rights situation in
Tibet
The IUSY member countries to:
Accept Tibet as an Independent
State and condemn the illegal
occupation of Tibet by China
Urge its members to recognize
the India based Tibetan
Government in Exile headed by His Holiness the Dalai Lama as the legitimate
government of Tibet
Engage in ‘human rights
dialogue’ with China
Tsewang
Rigzin, President of the Tibetan Youth Congress
represented Tibet at the
meeting where he presented a full national report on Tibet and expressed serious concerns about
the post-Olympic era in Tibet
where China
is planning to re-intensify the brutal crackdown on Tibetans. He requested
concrete action from IUSY and all its members to stand up with the Tibetan
people at this critical time in Tibet’s history.
IUSY is a worldwide organization of youths
from over 100 countries and over 150 organizations. |
