"You don't have to be a Buddhist to care about Tibet - although I'm sure it makes you care even more deeply. You just have to look at this ancient, unique culture being systematically destroyed over decades of Chinese occupation. You just have to look at the thousands of Tibetans who risk their lives every year fleeing into exile across the Himalayas. They're fleeing because they want to be Tibetans, not Chinese. It is heartbreaking to see western governments turning a blind eye to the destruction of Tibetan civilisation.

"Yes, there are other human rights abuses, appalling human rights abuses going on in too many corners of the world. But in the run up to the Olympics, as the Chinese government tries to use the Games for propaganda purposes, all eyes need to be on Tibet. The Chinese government invaded Tibet, it is occupying Tibet, torturing, imprisoning and even killing Tibetans for daring to demand their basic human rights, their dignity. The Chinese government should be ashamed.

"Why am I supporting the T for Tibet campaign? Because if I didn't, I would be ashamed."