A Spanish lawsuit against former Chinese leaders over repression in Tibet will put severe pressure on Beijing and place the government's human-rights record firmly in the spotlight, leading Tibetan dissidents said.
Spain's Committee for Support of Tibet revealed at the start of a five-day human-rights symposium at El Escorial, just outside Madrid, that it had lodged the suit at Spain's high court against former Chinese president Jiang Zemin (???) and former premier Li Peng (??) as well as five other officials.
High-profile dissidents Takna Jigme Sangpo and Palden Gyatso enthusiastically greeted the news at a five-day symposium on "Terrorism and Torture," which chairman and top Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon opened on Monday with a roundtable discussion.
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