e-431 (Tibet)
- Keywords
- China
- Foreign policy
- Panchen Lama
- Tibet
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Government of Canada
- The Panchen Lama is a highly revered religious figures in Tibet and the highest ranking lama after the Dalai Lama within the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism;
- The Dalai Lama recognized Gedhun Choekyi Nyima as the 11th Panchen Lama on May 14, 1995;
- The Government of China rejected the Dalai Lama’s statement of recognition as “illegal and invalid” and on May 17th 1995 abducted Gedhun Choekyi Nyima and his family;
- Neither Gedhun Choekyi Nyima nor his family have been seen or heard from since May 17, 1995;
- No charges against Gedhun Choekyi Nyima or his family have been disclosed and no trial has been held;
- The Government of China has acknowledged holding Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, but continues to deny permission for visits by international observers including UN observers;
- Since 1995, the Government of Canada has previously been consistent in its efforts to ascertain the whereabouts and wellbeing of Gedhun Choekyi Nyima; and
- In 1995, Amnesty International named Gedhun Choekyi Nyima as the ‘World’s Youngest Political Prisoner’ and 21 years have now passed since his detention.
- Open for signature
- June 20, 2016, at 2:20 p.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- October 18, 2016, at 2:20 p.m. (EDT)
- Presented to the House of Commons
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Randall Garrison
(Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke)
October 31, 2016 (Petition No. 421-00843) - Government response tabled
- December 14, 2016