India, July 3 -- Human life is precious and must be preserved, Sikyong Penpa Tsering, president of the Central Tibetan Administration, said on Friday as he expressed sadness over a Tibetan man's death by self-immolation outside the United Nations headquarters in New York. Tsering said the man had made it clear in a video message that this 'ultimate sacrifice was undertaken for the Tibetan national cause.'

"While we honor his devotion, human life is precious and must be preserved to serve the long-term struggle for Tibet. On behalf of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), I earnestly urge all fellow Tibetans to cherish your lives," Tsering said in a statement, as he also flagged an 'unfolding genocide in Tibet and the enforcement of t...