MB Civic

Letter to Editor: Appeal to the Climbing community
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I would like to thank you for bringing out
the eye witness account of the shooting of
group of Tibetans, nuns and children
included at Nangpa La on the morning of
September 30th. However, its very
disturbing to learn that many western
climbers, who were eye witness to the
shooting down of a young Tibetan nun and
another young Tibetan boy, did not speak
out forcefully to the outside world, as to
what actually happened that fateful
morning. What about the fate of the other
missing Tibetans in the group?

The children, six of them were marched
back to Tibet by the Chinese border police.
These children’s fate will be unknown to
the outside world once they are under
Chinese police custody. These children (ages 6-10) were escaping from Tibet for a
better education and future in India. Now
their dreams and hopes for a better
education and freedom is shattered and
doomed. Its disturbing to know that none
of the climbers, who witnessed all this sad
happenings at the camp, came forward to
help these innocent children. I am sure, as
human beings, we all value human dignity,
freedom and human rights.

Some climbers have come forward with
accounts of what they saw and spoke to
the media and also posted photographs of
this tragic shooting and also pictures of the
detained children. I applaud them for their
courage and for speaking the truth.

I would strongly urge the climbers
community to come forward and speak to
the media, what actually happened on the
morning of September 30th at Nangpa La.
Please let the world know what happened,
Please speak the truth. Life is more than
hitting the summit.

With prayers for all and to the brave
Tibetans who lost their lives in the
mountains.

Thank you
Tsering Ngodup
Boston, MA, USA

Image of Nuns body in snow at Nangpa Pass
http://www.savetibet.org/news/newsitem.php?id=1038

Tibetan Children in Chinese custody after shooting
http://www.savetibet.org/news/newsitem.php?id=1037