To the United Nation's Human Rights Commission, International Woman's Association, International Environmental Protection Committee and United Nation's Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation:

I have been sentenced to 10 years in prison and the main reasons are:?I have written an unpublished book titled 'Restless Himalayas' about issues such as democracy, autonomy [Not freedom as translated in the background info text] and Tibet. This was the primary basis of the sentence. Since, according to the law of China, this book does not constitute the crime of incitement of splittism, so they wanted to charge me under the crime of espionage, and without any proofs and facts they hastily announced that it constituted the crime of espionage.

Their (the court) reasons were following: ?1) having previously suggested to the Tibetan government the need of strengthening the works of environmental protection and woman's health they subjectively judged that I was preparing for "Tibetan independence".?2) As I was planning to write a book on natural geology and without even having begun to write the book they again subjectively judged that I was providing intelligence to foreign power. What was even more absurd was that they deemed that writing on natural geology was also promoting "Tibetan independence". These preposterous assertions made me think of the famous 17th century Italian geologist Gallileo who was sentenced to death having angered the Pope by suggesting that the sun was the centre of the universe.?3) The sentencing was based on others' words and lacked proper investigation. They even forced through the sentence by using their power. During the visit by the United Nation's Human Rights Commission in Lhasa on 26th and 27th November 2005, fearing that the facts might emerge, they moved me away and kept me hidden.

Therefore, I contest that I was fairly and justly sentenced under the law. Even my works on protection of Tibetan antelope and promoting love out of free will in the pastoral areas were deemed to be works for "Tibetan independence". I believe that sentencing me for 10 years for works on protection of the environment, promotion of education on woman's health, family planning and study in the field of geology is unthinkable in the human history. They have taken away my freedom but they cannot take away my propagation of environmental protection and woman's health; they can kill me but they can not kill off my love for the geological science. The environmental protection, protection of women and exploration in the natural environment are the dignity of the human kind. I stand firmly by these beliefs.

I appeal to the attention and assistance of all the organisations on this matter.

Original letter in Chinese