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those Tibetans in their home cauntry, in the eyes of the UN, are na different than we in the United States. Then why are they being treated differently than us? Are they not human? Unfortunately, this seeins to be the Chinese opinion af ihe Ti�etans. China is a found�ng member of the UN, so t�iey are the most obliga#ed of all countries to fo�law the Universal Deciaration of Hurnan Rights. From the way the Tibetans have been treated, it seems that China is outright disobeying this declaration. This declaration is also being violated in that it states that all people should have the right ta govern themselves. The Chinese government has forced the Tibetan governrnent into exile in India and �as put in their place Han Chinese, who will a�ways be in favor of China, not Tibet. One of the articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights also states that every person will have the right to chose and follow their own religion. Since the 1950 occupation, 6000 places of worship l�ave been destroyed by the Chinese. The Chinese are forcing their own Communist system upon the Tibetans, in which they discourage religion and encaurage atheism and agnosticism. This is rn direct violatian of the Universal I3eclarat�on of Hurnan Rights, which states that every person has the right to have their own religian, and are not obligated to fallow the religion of the state. One af the other major religious pro�lems was the choosing of the Panchen Larr�a, a religious leader that is traditionally chosen by the Dalai Lama. The 1�`h Dalai Lama chose young Gedhun Choekvi Nyirrka, in contrast with the People's Republic of China's choice of Gyancain Norbu. The choasing af the Panchen Larr�a is traditionally a religious affair, so the Chinese governmen# should r�ot interfere with reIigious matters. Gedhun Choekvi Nyi�-na anc� his family are currently under "a hidden identity far protection and privacy",