29 April 2008
Over 4000 Tibetans in Nepal march to OHCHR
(Phayul) An estimated 4,000 Tibetans supported by dozens of Nepali Buddhists and a number of foreigners marched from Mustang monastery, Swayambhu, to the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Chauni, Kathmandu in order to hand over a report on the number of allegedly confirmed deaths and detentions in Tibet. The silent solidarity march organised by the Nepal Tibetan Solidarity Forum (NTSF) marked the 49th day of Tibetan protests worldwide. At the end of the march, there was a rally at the monastery, and Yungdrung Gyaltsen, of NTSF, briefly addressed the gathering and thanked those attending, particularly non-Tibetans. He also said that OHCHR would send their report and request to the concerned UN bodies that have been observing the Tibetan protests in Lhasa. The event had the largest number of participants of any of the recent demonstrations in Kathmandu.