Flame of Truth Campaign Concludes

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By Contact Staff / December 31, 2012;

Flame of Truth Rally ends in Delhi

The Flame of Truth campaign, which began on 6 July and spanned the globe seeking support for Tibet, concluded on 10 December with the submission of more than 351,000 signatures to UN Headquarters in New York, UN Human Rights Council, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva, and UN Information Centre in New Delhi.

According to the Tibetan Parliament, “During this five-month-long campaign, we have collected over 321,000 signatures, including that of Chief Minister, Members of Parliament, Speakers and Members of Legislative Assembly, Mayors, educationists, journalists, social workers, activists, students and the general public. We have also received over 30,000 signatures through our online campaign. These combined signatures, numbering over 351,000 collected from over ninety countries are compiled in one hundred and seventeen books.”

Books containing the signatures

The campaign calls on the UN to discuss the issue of Tibet based on its earlier resolutions, to send an independent international fact-finding delegation to Tibet, and to take special responsibility to ensure that the basic aspirations of the Tibetans inside Tibet are fulfilled.