Human Rights Day was marked by Tibetans with expressions of joy for the award in 1989 of the Nobel Peace Prize to His Holiness the Dalai Lama, along with statements of concern and mourning for the suffering experienced by Tibetans living in Tibet at the hands of the occupying Chinese. In Australia, Tibetans in Canberra and Auckland held rallies, and in Dharmashala a service took place at Tsuklakhang, the main temple.