Madam, - For the second time in less than a year, we are seeing the brutal suppression of peaceful demonstrations led by Buddhist monks - whose lives are devoted to peace, compassion and harmony in the world - in Burma and, now, in Tibet.
It is a relief to witness the many official statements of disgust at the brutality of the Chinese authorities in Tibet, where human rights for Tibetan people have been denied and transgressed for 50 years.
No state - Chinese, American, or any other - wins hearts and minds by violence and repression. The Chinese authorities cannot stand shoulder to shoulder with other nations until they cease their barbaric treatment of the Tibetans and begin serious dialogue with them and their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama. - Yours, etc,
JUDITH HOAD, EILEEN O'SULLIVAN, FRANK CONWAY, PETER BRADY, MARGERY CROSS, KAREN CLEARY, OKTAR KHUDAYAR, DESMOND GOUGH, JULIAN O'DONOVAN, DAMIEN DOUBLEDAY, BRIEN McSWEENEY, ROBERT CLARKE. Living Earth, Inver, Co Donegal.