 The United Nations General Assembly passed resolutions urging respect for the rights of Tibetans in 1959, 1961, and 1965.The 1961 resolution calls for that "principle of self-determination of peoples and nations" applies to the Tibetan people.The Tibetan Government in Exile views current PRC rule in Tibet, including neighboring provinces outside Tibet Autonomous Region, as colonial and illegitimate, motivated solely by the natural resources and strategic value of Tibet, and in gross violation of both Tibet's historical status as an independent country and the right of Tibetan people to self-determination.