The reason I requested a fact-finding delegation into Tibet is that the media are restricted from actually entering. Not only the self-immolators but also the family members have been arrested and punished. The self-immolators are now forced, since there is no other way, to consume poison or jump into the river. Those at monasteries are also being stopped. They are even unable to listen to the media, such as Voice of America and Radio Free Asia.
I would also like to say that there are a lot of mining companies established in Tibet, and they're further damaging the environment. The residents where the mining is happening are even forced to remain without their agreement.
We therefore urge the Canadian Parliament to propagate basic human rights in Tibet and help further develop the exercise of basic human rights in Tibet.