Französischer Senat verabschiedet
Resolution zu Tibet
French Senate Adopts
Resolution on Tibet
November 30, 2012
11:02 am
PARIS:
The upper house of the French Parliament,
Sénat, on Tuesday 27
November, adopted a resolution
in favour of Tibet.
The
resolution was proposed by the Group for
Question on Tibet, an all-party parliamentary
support group for Tibet in the French Senate.
The
Senate adopted the resolution after it was cleared by the
Senate Foreign Affairs Committee
on Thursday, 22 November.
The
resolution is brought in view of the deteriorating
human rights situation inside Tibet and calls on the European Union to give priority
to Tibet issue within the mandate
of its recently
appointed EU Special Representative
for Human Rights.
Following is
English translation of the resolution:
The
Senate,
Having regard
to Article 88-4 of the
Constitution,
Noting resolution
2012/2685 of the European Parliament of 14 June 2012 on the situation of
human rights in Tibet
Considering that
respect for human rights and freedoms
of religion and association, is one of
the founding principles of the
European Union, its foreign policy
aims to promote;
Whereas the
EU-China dialogue on human rights
has led to
any significant improvement in the human rights situation of Tibetans;
Whereas the
authorities of the Republic
of China (PRC) had a disproportionate use of force against
the 2008 protests in Tibet and since then,
they imposed stringent security measures that restrict freedom
of expression, association and religion of Tibetans
;
Considering that
the talks between the envoys
of the Dalai Lama and the Government
of the
PRC, aimed
at finding a peaceful and mutually
satisfactory solution to the question
of the rights
of Tibetans led to any
concrete results and are currently
at a standstill;
Whereas the
principles set out in the
Memorandum on Genuine Autonomy for
the Tibetan People, presented by the
envoys of the Dalai Lama to their Chinese counterparts in October 2008, are to be taken
into account to achieve a realistic
and sustainable political solution to the Tibetan
issue, taking into account the
need for the
PRC, to preserve its sovereignty and territorial integrity, and for Tibetans
to enjoy genuine autonomy within the
PRC;
Whereas the
democratization of Tibetan institutions in exile has passed
a milestone recently with the transfer
of political power from the Dalai Lama to the Prime Minister of the Central Tibetan Administration in exile;
Requests the
High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, in the absence of a special
representative for Tibet, to entrust the
Special Representative of the Union for Human Rights Tibet issue as a priority, with a mandate to:
-
Promoting policy coordination in the European
Union for coherent actions to advance
human rights and freedoms of Tibetans,
including their right to preserve
their own identity, in its religious, cultural and linguistic
-
Promoting policy coordination in the European
Union for actions consistent support for dialogue between
the Government of the
PRC and
envoys of the Dalai Lama, the prospect of reaching
a peaceful and mutually beneficial to the rights
of Tibetans;
-
Promoting policy coordination in the European
Union for coherent actions supporting Tibetan exile community in its efforts, under
the direction of the Central Tibetan Administration, in development
of education services and health,
guarantee a sustainable livelihood to its
members, as well as for the
preservation of Tibetan culture in exile, in all its aspects.
Become the
Senate resolution, November 27, 2012.
The
President,
Signed: Jean-Pierre Bel