Dear family of Nicholas Howen,
I learnt today about Mr. Nicks’s death by a mail of Kate Saunders, International Campaign for Tibet,which she has send to all Tibet Support Groups worldwide. As a board member of Swiss Tibetan Friendship Association and working in the fields for Human Rights in Tibet, unfortunately I’ve had the chance to meet him personaly. But through friends of him who worked with him for Tibet Information Network, I heard about his passion for Human Rights and specially for his engagement for Human Rights in Tibet when he travelled and worked in Tibet in late eightees and in the ninetees. When I’ve red the obituary of Nick Howen by Sir Nigel Rodley in the Guardian NEwspaper and a tribute to him by Robbbie Barnett, I was really impressend and touched how much he work for the Tibetan people in Tibet who are suffering since more than 50 years! I’ve the feeling he was very closed to us Tibetans and our culture – that’s why he married hisw wife in Dharamsala, the Heart of us Tibetans in Exil!
As a Tibetan, born in Tibet and grew up in Switzerland, I send you my deep condolences to his family! May his soul rest in Peace!
Migmar W.RAITH