Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the Penchan Lama, recognized by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, reflects the human rights situation in Tibet. At the age of five he disappeared. Next year it will be 25 years since his disappearance simply for being recognized as a religious leader. He'll be 30 years old. You can't blame him for being recognized as a religious leader by the committee appointed by the Chinese government, consisting of monks from Tashi Lhunpo Monastery, which is the main monastery of the Penchan Lama. Now his whereabouts are unknown.
The Chinese government says he wants to remain private, that he doesn't want to be disturbed. That's why they can't share with us where he is and what he is doing. If that is the case, then let his family members speak out, come out, and let them choose whether to reside in Canada or the U.S. and to speak for Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the Penchan Lama. He is over the age of 18, which is when we all get the right to vote. He is an adult. Let him come out and speak of what he wants to do. Unless we see and hear him in person, we can't believe what the Chinese government says.
Essentially, the situation or the condition of the Penchan Lama encapsulates what is going on in Tibet. There is a denial of religious freedom and the basic human rights of an individual to practise his own religion and become or remain the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people.