Trials of a Tibetan Monk

The Case of Tenzin Delek


This 108-page report by Human Rights Watch says that the persecution of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, a highly-respected Tibetan lama facing a death sentence on unproven allegations of involvement in a bombing, highlights the ongoing strictures placed on Tibetans in China. In recent years, the Chinese government has consolidated secular control at the expense of monastic influence. Human Rights Watch says that the international community should raise Tenzin Delek’s case at every opportunity in meetings with Chinese officials and press the Chinese government to bring to account those officials who have persecuted this man and his community.