1) At its forty-third session, the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities adopted, on 23 August 1991, resolution 1991/10 entitled "Situation in Tibet," as follows:

"The Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities
Guided by the principles of the Charter of the United Nations, the International Bill of Human Rights and other international instruments in the field of human rights,
Concerned at the continuing reports of violations of fundamental human rights and freedoms which threaten the distinct cultural, religious and national identity of the Tibetan people,

1) Calls upon the Government of the People's Republic of China fully to respect the fundamental human rights and freedoms of the Tibetan people;
2) Requeststhe Secretary-General to transmit to the Commission on Human Rights information on the situation in Tibet provided by the Government of China and by other reliable sources."

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