Seven European rights envoys reject state interference in Dalai Lama succession

9 months ago

(TibetanReview.net, Jul14’25) – As China cites false history, questionable imperial legacy, and colonially imposed law to assert brute power to claim the right to appoint the “reincarnation” of the current Dalai Lama, the human rights ambassadors of seven European countries have added their voice to calls for respect for the Tibetan people’s religious freedom on their unique Buddhist tradition.

The five ambassadors – belonging to France, Germany, the Netherlands, the UK, Lithuania, Estonia and Iceland – have said: “As the Dalai Lama, Noble Peace Prize winner, turns 90, we reiterate that the right to freedom of religion or belief includes the...

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