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World Tibet Network News Friday, February 25, 1994

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2. Dalai Lama to Tell Bonn about Human Rights in Tibet

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BONN, Feb 24, Reuter -- The Dalai Lama has been invited to Bonn to tell
German parliamentarians about the human rights situation in his native Tibet,
officials said on Thursday.

The Buddhist "God-King" was asked to appear before parliament's
sub-committee on human rights on May 16, a committee official said.

Last week the Dalai Lama, Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, rejected an
invitation to ceremonies marking the 1,200th anniversary of Frankfurt's
foundation.
™ In exile in India since a failed 1959 uprising against Chinese troops,
the Dalai Lama had been due to attend the anniversary along with French
President Francois Mitterrand and German President Richard von Weizsaecker.

Newspapers said Chinese protests persuaded the Bonn government to ask the
city to downgrade the Tibetan leader's status at the anniversary celebrations.

But the foreign ministry said it applied no pressure and merely advised
city officials about protocol problems that could arise because the mayor of
the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou was also due to attend.

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Articles in this Issue:

1. Christopher Says China Not Meeting Terms for MFN
2. Dalai Lama to Tell Bonn about Human Rights in Tibet
3. Building a School in Katsel, Tibet: The Tibetan School Project
4. Gyaincain Norbu and Chen Hanchang Address Propaganda Conference
5. Tibet Party Secretary Appears at Beijing Tea Party
6. Human Rights Commission Tibet Report "Full of Distortion"
7. Apology for Multiple Mailings

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