Mar

27

Olympics a chance to tell China of rights: Dalai Lama

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The Dalai Lama has said the Olympics were an opportunity for the world to remind China of its human rights record and further added that he supported Beijing’s hosting of the games.

“In order to be a good host to the Olympic Games, China must improve its record in the field of human rights and religious freedom,” the Tibetan leader told in an interview.

Violent protests across Tibet have clouded China’s preparation of the Olympic games .Leaders in France, Taiwan and elsewhere have murmured about a boycott of China’s first Games because of Tibet.

The Tibetan government-in-exile based in india(Dharamsala) estimated 140 deaths in the violence.
Beijing blamed for two weeks of violence on the Dalai Lama and said he was trying to sabotage the games. But the Dalai Lama has denied the charge and threatened to resign as the leader of the Tibetan government if violence went out of control.

The first leg of the Olympic Torch relay, which started this week from Greece, has already been marred by pro-Tibet protests and also India has seen huge protests.

“We will provide all possible arrangement to ensure that the Olympic Torch travels through India peacefully,” MK Narayanan, the national security adviser, told reporters on Wednesday.



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