Tokyo [Japan] December 9 (ANI): The Tibetan neighborhood in Japan, alongside representatives from 11 different nations, commemorated the 76th anniversary of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights with a big public gathering and peace march on the Shibuya Women’s Plaza Hall in Tokyo, as reported by the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA).
The day commenced with a tranquil demonstration exterior the Chinese Embassy, the place protesters voiced their calls for for freedom in Tibet, East Turkestan, and Southern Mongolia, calling for an finish to political oppression and cultural erasure whereas denouncing the Chinese authorities’s alleged human rights violations and restrictions on non secular and cultural practices.
In the opening remarks, Tashi Yangzom, Secretary of Tibet House Japan (also called the Office of Tibet), addressed the viewers and expressed her appreciation for his or her help. She underscored the persistent points inside Tibet, highlighting the rising substitute of the Tibetan language with Mandarin in instructional establishments and the truth that almost a million Tibetan youngsters are separated from their households and positioned in colonial boarding faculties. She referenced the 157 self-immolations by Tibetans since 2009 as protests towards Chinese Communist Party insurance policies, urging the worldwide neighborhood to face in solidarity with marginalised teams and reaffirming Tibet’s dedication to non-violent resistance, as acknowledged within the CTA report.
Tashi Yangzom additionally thanked nations that uphold democracy and human rights, significantly Japan, for offering a platform to raise the voices of these going through oppression.
Delegates from Myanmar, Cambodia, Belarus, Taiwan, East Turkestan, Southern Mongolia, Hong Kong, mainland China, North Korea, and Ukraine shared testimonies of political repression and human rights abuses of their areas, calling for solidarity amongst these residing underneath authoritarian regimes and interesting for worldwide intervention to finish violence and restore freedom, as famous within the CTA report.
Dorjee Sichoe, President of the Tibetan Community Japan, and Tsering Dorjee, President of Students for a Free Tibet, additionally spoke whereas Kameda Taro of Students for a Free Tibet Japan served because the moderator for the session.
After the speeches, round 200 contributors marched by way of Aoyama, Omotesando, and Shibuya. The streets resonated with chants calling for freedom and democracy, whereas flags from quite a few nations flew above the group. Thousands of onlookers, together with locals and vacationers, noticed the demonstration as contributors raised their voices towards human rights violations and sought world consciousness. The occasion concluded with out incident, reaffirming a collective hope for justice, freedom, and the safeguarding of human rights around the globe, based on the CTA report. (ANI)