Dalai Lama condemns 'cultural genocide' in Tibet, calls for probe
Tibet's exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Sunday condemned what he said was China's "cultural genocide" in Tibet and called for an international investigation into unrest there.
By Agencies |
DHARAMSHALA: Tibet's exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Sunday condemned what he said was China's "cultural genocide" in Tibet and called for an international investigation into unrest there.
"Whether intentionally or unintentionally, some cultural genocide is taking place," he told reporters, saying Tibetans were being treated as "second-class citizens" in the Chinese-controlled Himalayan region.
"Please investigate, if possible some international organisation can try firstly to inquire about the situation in Tibet," he said.
"Whether intentionally or unintentionally, some cultural genocide is taking place," he told reporters, saying Tibetans were being treated as "second-class citizens" in the Chinese-controlled Himalayan region.
"Please investigate, if possible some international organisation can try firstly to inquire about the situation in Tibet," he said.
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