Dharamshala, May 18 -- Tibetans living in exile in Dharamshala on Sunday urged the Chinese government to reveal the whereabouts of the 11th Panchen Lama, Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, who was 'abducted' in 1995, and demanded his release. Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, regarded by Tibetans as second only to the Dalai Lama, was recognised by the 14th Dalai Lama as the 11th Panchen Lama on May 14, 1995. He allegedly disappeared three days after his recognition, along with his parents and Chadrel Rinpoche, the abbot of Tashi Lhunpo monastery. Beijing later appointed Gyaltsen Norbu as the Panchen Lama, a move rejected by many exiled Tibetans. The Tibetan activists marked the 31st anniversary of enforced disappearance on Sunday, calling it a grave violation of fundamental human rights and religious freedom. "Every day of continued silence is another day of injustice - another day the world fails a child it promised to protect," said Tenzin Lobsang, general secretary of the Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC). Spokesperson of Dharamshala-based Tibetan government-in-exile, Tenzin Lekshay, said, "China's abduction of the 11th Panchen Lama for 31 years is a serious case of human rights violation. This is one among many cases of China's atrocity in Tibet." In Tibetan tradition, there exists a long-established practice in which the Dalai Lama and the Panchen Lama are traditionally involved in recognising each other's successive reincarnations. Many exiled Tibetans believe that China wants to interfere in the reincarnation process of the Dalai Lama and aims to use its appointed Panchen Lama to recognise its own choice of the next Dalai Lama....