New York, May 15 -- Human Rights Watch (HRW), a New York-based international non-governmental organisation has called on governments worldwide, especially those with significant Buddhist populations, to speak out on the 30th anniversary of the enforced disappearance of Gedhun Choekyi Nyima--the 11th Panchen Lama who vanished at age six after being recognised by the Dalai Lama in 1995.

In a recent news release, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported that on May 17, 1995, just three days after being recognised as the 11th Panchen Lama by the Dalai Lama, Gedhun Choekyi Nyima was taken by Chinese authorities and has not been seen publicly since.

His image, along with that of the Dalai Lama, is banned in Tibet. In the aftermath of Gedhun's abduct...