[applause] >> mr. kumar of amnesty international. you are here? could you come forward to the stage, please? kumar? kumar of amnesty international? >> i'm sorry, mr. kumar is not here at this time. may i ask mr. tashi. mr. tang to come forward now to read the statement of his holiness, the dalai lama. i know that they're here. they're just coming through the crowd now. . . . thank you, we will now have the statement from his holiness, the dalai lama be read in english by the vice-president of the international campaign for tibet. it will be read in chinese by mr. kumatashi, from the office of tibet north america. thank you. [applause] [speaking chinese] [speaking chinese] [speaking chinese] [speaking chinese] [applause] >> it is my pleasure and honor to read his holiness, the dlai -- dalai lama's statement. on the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of the tenements where student democracy movement -- cannon in square student democracy movement, i respectfully honor all those who died expressing the demand for the government to be more accountab

[applause] >> mr. kumar of amnesty international. you are here? could you come forward to the stage, please? kumar?