human rights person : dalai lama (1935).

he was choossen as the leader of tibet in 1940, with residens in potala-convent. in 1959 he had to flea away from the chinenes to india, under a sandstorm, where he still lead the tibetans in exsile.

UN has after his appeal carrie out several resolutions against china, about that tibets independens should be respected.

in 1989 the dalai lama recieved the nobel peaceprize for his struggle for to liberate tibet.

he must be considered one of the most persistent figures in the struggle against oppression.

the movie - seven years in tibet - is among other things about chinas try to take over control in tibet. and the growing resistans against the chinese oppression. and a young dalai lama who gets crowned.


books about him :

an open heart - compassion in every day life
the art of living happily
dalai lamas wisdom
chinas changes shall come from inside (artikel)
freedom in exsile : biography
about life and death
tibetans dream about chinenes break of the frost (artikel)
happiness is freedom (artikel)
the sea of wisdom
my country and my people



articels about him :

en verdensmand i klipklappere
little monk with enormous charisma
break of the frost in tibet
the struggle for tibets identity
the media-accustomed wise man
the peacefull warrior - dalai lamas visit to denmark
the divided tibetans
the god-king in trouble
tibet - 40 years in an iron-glove
the time is running out for the dalai lama
tibetan fugitives cross there own trail
support to tibetan democraty - the dalai lama is our leader
dalai lama - royal, godlike and human too
the monk - full of laughter
the dalai lama forbidden (by china)
the 11. lama is a hostice in china
three steps towards peace
the friendliest man in the world
the dalai lamas view on a world who is changing
god-king and politician
no peace in tibet without the dalai lama
east and west can learn from each other
dalai lama escaped from china-troops in a sandstorm (1959)