FXI Slams Government Over Dalai Lama

The Freedom of Expression Institute (FXI) has condemned the South African government's refusal to let the Dalai Lama visit the country.

FXI executive director, Jane Duncan, points out that to refuse the public the right to hear what the Dalai Lama had to say on issues that are extremely close to the hearts of most South Africans is a blatant disregard of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa.
 
"Government's decision to ban the Dalai Lama, who himself has fought against human rights abuses in Tibet and is viewed internationally as a human rights and peace activist, flies in the face of our hard won struggle for peace, freedom and democracy," says Duncan.

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