In Tibet there is a heated debate on protest done by Tibetans in response to the Chinese not respecting their religious beliefs and culture. The Tibetans set themselves on fire in order to speak out against what the Chinese are doing to them.These types of protest have been done for many years by the Tibetans but has now become a global issue of is this the right way to go about speaking out. Since the year 2009 almost 50 Tibetans have participated in this protest and the numbers keep growing, these types of protest go by the name of self-immolations. In order to stop these types of protest Beijing's government has put into place things such as making arrest and detentions to avoid anymore of these outburst of protest. Chinese government has blackout any news information to keep out of the public eye. Critics such as from the Human Rights Watch says that China needs to improve or act upon this issue which is becoming one of the worst human rights situations globally. China has put pressure on international governments for publicis the matter stating that the issue is an internal dispute and that there is no need for other nations to get involved or report on it . Pressuring Beijing isn't helping the problem China should be pressured to respect Tibet's religious beliefs.
While reading this I never knew about these incidents happening, I did however run across a article like this someone type ago but I didn't think that this was still a growing issue. In class we discussed conflict and what conflict is and also how to solve the issue. I strongly believe that all the parties involved should have a conference and discuss these differences they have. I don't think anyone else should have to take their lives over someones misunderstanding of a situation, I do understand the religious aspect of it and that its a tradition to set themselves on fire but on the other hand is it morally right to for this people to do this do they know the benefit of what they are doing. I think that maybe the Tibetans should go about protesting in another way, not in this extreme way where people are losing their lives but as an outsider looking in I can't really understand what their reasons are behind what it is they are doing. In response to this I think we at UNCG can raise awareness about this growing issue.
http://www.voanews.com/content/human_right_watch_pushing_for_int_contact_group_on_tibet/1512227.html
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