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Meus queridos amigos, / My Dear friends,

Regresso mais uma vez aos vossos corações compassivos no sentido de unirmos forças e apelarmos à justiça para mais este caso. / I return once again to your compassive hearts in order to unite forces to appeal for justice for more this case.

No dia 17 de Maio de 1995 o Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, criança com 6 anos de idade, foi raptado pelo Governo chinês. Hoje, volvidos mais de 10 anos, ele ainda está desaparecido. Em Setembro 2005, a China tem que informar o Comitê de ONU para os Direitos da Criança. Esta é uma oportunidade extraordinária para elevar este caso internacionalmente. O Lama de Panchen deve estar na ordem do dia! Seu apoio é crucial... / On May 17th 1995 the six-year-old Gedhun Choekyi Nyima was kidnapped by the Chinese Government. Today, more than 10 years later, he is still missing. In September 2005, China must report to the UN Committee for the Rights of the Child. This is an extraordinary opportunity to raise this case internationally. The Panchen Lama must be on the agenda! Your support is crucial...

Quem quiser subscrever a carta dirigida ao Comité das Nações Unidas, a favor da libertação do 11º Panchen Lama do Tibet, criança raptada pelo governo chinês, em 1995, façam-no, não perderá tempo pois a carta já está redigida, é só escrever o nome e o endereço de email. Deverão fazê-lo rapidamente, pois 19 de Setembro é a data em que a China vai ser ouvida pelo referido Comité. Bem hajam!! Segue-se a mensagem da campanha: / Who wants to sign the letter driven to the Committee of the United Nations, in favour of the liberation of the 11th Panchen Lama of Tibet, child kidnapped by the Chinese government, in 1995, please do it, it’s quick and easy - the letter is already written, just put your name on and your email address. You should make it fast, because on September 19th is the day in that China will be heard by the referred Comité. God bless you!! The message of the campaign is preceded:

Mensagem da campanha/Message of the campaign

“Dear Tibet friend,

On 17th May 1995 Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, a six-year-old Tibetan boy who was recognised by the Dalai Lama as the 11th Panchen Lama of Tibet, was kidnapped by the Chinese government together with his family. He has been missing for more than 10 years.

Despite repeated requests from the international community, independent observers have not been given access to the Panchen Lama and his family.

The International Campaign for Tibet has launched an international signature campaign for the release of the Panchen Lama.

On 19th and 20th September, China must report to the UN committee for the Rights of the Child for the first time in 9 years. This is a unique opportunity to raise the case of the Panchen Lama. Through an e-mail action ICT would like you to urge the Chairman of the Committee, Professor Jacob Egbert Doek, to ensure that the Committee obtains access to the boy in order to ascertain his current situation.

At present already 40.000 people have signed the petition, the goal is to collect 100.000 signatures before the Committee starts it’s meeting on 19th September. Your support is crucial!

Support this campaign for the release of the Panchen Lama by taking the following actions:

1 - Send a message to the UN Committee for the Rights of the Child.

http://www.savetibet.org/eu/itemlanding05.php

2 - Forward this e-mail to as many people as possible to show the Committee the importance of this case for the international public. Thank you for taking action!

With kind regards,

The ICT action team

International Campaign for Tibet

1825 Jefferson Place NW
Washington, DC 20036
United States of America
Phone: 202.785.1515
Fax: 202.785.4343
info@savetibet.org

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The Netherlands
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CARTA ON-LINE / LETTER ON-LINE

Dear Prof. Doek,

Chairperson, UN Committee on the Rights of the Child

Despite numerous appeals from the international community, including the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Chinese authorities have refused to allow independent verification of the well-being of Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the 11th Panchen Lama.

Instead, China sends mixed signals regarding his whereabouts, promotes the visibility of the child they installed in his place, and persecutes Tibetans who would show him devotion.

I urge the Committee on the Rights of the Child to make clear to China that its actions are wholly unacceptable in the matter of religious authority and in conflict with the legal and moral framework of the United Nations, including the Convention on the Rights of the Child to which it is a State Party.

This year marks the tenth anniversary of the young Panchen Lama's disappearance. I respectfully submit that it is your responsibility to ensure that China does not escape accountability for the grave injustices perpetrated against him, as was the case when China last reported to the Committee in May 1996.

When China appears before the Committee this year, I urge you to secure an agreement that you be allowed to meet with the 11th Panchen Lama and his parents in the immediate future to establish his current situation.

Yours sincerely,