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Tibetans, Chinese Christian Communities, and Supporters Hold Peaceful Protest at Opening of 61st UNHRC Session
Geneva: On the opening day of the 61st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), more than 80 demonstrators gathered in Geneva to highlight the worsening human ri…
Read more →UN Experts Sound Alarm Over Widespread Forced Labour of Uyghurs, Tibetans, and Other Minorities in China
Geneva - United Nations human rights experts have raised grave concerns over what they describe as a systematic, state-imposed regime of forced labour targeting Uyghurs, Tibetans, …
Read more →Ten Years on Speaking for Tibetan Refugees in Nepal at the United Nations in Geneva
By Tibet Rights Collective Introduction On 4 November 2015, during Nepal’s Universal Periodic Review at the United Nations in Geneva, a significant side event was held at the…
Read more →Unprecedented International Condemnation at UN as 20 Nations Challenge China on Tibet Human Rights Violations
In an unprecedented move, 20 United Nations member states confronted China over its human rights violations in Tibet during the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the UN Human Righ…
Read more →U.S. Congress Urges Focus on Tibet’s Human Rights at Upcoming UN Review of China
A bipartisan initiative by more than 20 members of the U.S. House of Representatives, led by Rep. Jim McGovern, has called upon Secretary of State Antony Blinken to emphasize the e…
Read more →Switzerland Stands in Solidarity with Tibetans Inside Tibet, Demands Action for Tibet`s Plight
In a resounding display of unity and compassion, a collective of exiled Tibetan families from Switzerland has embarked on a tireless campaign to support the Tibetan people inside T…
Read more →Chinese Government Hosts U.N. Ambassadors on Carefully Orchestrated Tibet Tour Ahead of Human Rights Review
In an apparent bid to shape perceptions ahead of an upcoming international review of its human rights record, the Chinese government recently organized a visit to Tibet for a group…
Read more →China Asserts Historical Claims Over Tibet at UN Event Despite Contrary Historical Facts
Reports suggest that the China Society for Human Rights Studies organized a side event titled "China's Human Rights Philosophy and Practice" at the Palais des Nations…
Read more →Czech Senate Expresses Concern Over Forced Assimilation and Interference in Tibet by China
The Senate of the Czech Republic has adopted a resolution expressing "deep concern" over China's forced assimilation of Tibetan children and continuous interference w…
Read more →UN Committee Demands Answers from China on Discrimination Against Tibetan Women in Tibet
Source: Tibet.net The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) has raised concerns over the situation of Tibetan women in Tibet and has q…
Read more →Situation of Tibetan Women in Tibet Highlighted at UN Briefing ahead of CEDAW Review
The Tibet Bureau and the Tibetan Women's Association jointly delivered a statement on the situation of Tibetan women in Tibet during a UN public briefing held on May 8, 2023. T…
Read more →Germany voices concern over human rights violations in Tibet and calls on China to end compulsory boarding schools and forced relocations
The Federal government of Germany has expressed concern over the "increasingly deteriorating" situation in Tibet and has voiced its support for the UN experts' call t…
Read more →UN experts urge China to stop Forced assimilation of Tibetan Childen in boarding school
United Nation experts warned that around a million Tibetan minority children are being affected by Chinese government policies aimed at cultural, religious, and linguistic assimila…
Read more →China to use water as a weapon to put pressure on India: Reports
Source: Geneva Daily According to The Geneva Daily, China is building a massive dam on the Mabuja Zambo River, just a few kilometres north of the India-Nepal border, to use as a we…
Read more →UN Experts convey "serious concern" regarding China's systematic assimilation policy in Tibet
Source: Tibet Bureau Geneva Geneva: In light of China's unrelenting oppression and systematic control over any expression of Tibetan cultural identity, a group of four UN human…
Read more →50 Countries at UN express concern over Human Rights abuses in China, call for release of Uyghurs in detention
Source:WION Condemning China for “severe and systematic” human rights violations in the Xinjiang region, 50 countries signed a statement during a UN debate calling for …
Read more →Tibetan Community organizes outreach events in Geneva
Source: Tibet Bureau Geneva Geneva: Central Tibet Administration’s Kalon Norzin Dolma of Department of information and international relations has reached Switzerland for bil…
Read more →UN rejects debate on China’s treatment of Uyghur Muslims
Source: Reuters Geneva: The UN rights council on Thursday voted down a Western-led motion to hold a debate about alleged human rights abuses by China against Uyghurs and other Musl…
Read more →A Former Tibetan political prisoner testifies on deplorable situations under China
Source: Tibet.net Geneva: Former Tibetan political prisoner Golog Jigme testified on deplorable situations under China at a side event alongside the ongoing 51st UN HRC session, on…
Read more →UN member States expressed concern over severe repression by China in Tibet
Source: UNHRC Geneva: The EU is deeply concerned about human rights situation in Tibet that continues to deteriorate. UN Member States raised concern over China’s systematic …
Read more →Tibetans in Switzerland & Liechtenstein demand UN to pay attention to Tibet’s deteriorating Human rights Situation
Source: Tibet.net Geneva: Tibetan Community of Switzerland & Liechtenstein held a peaceful demonstration in front of the Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights on Frid…
Read more →Speakers call for HRC members to push for meaningful investigation on the ground in Tibet
Geneva: The UN Human Rights Council 51st side event was held yesterday at Geneva, Switzerland. The purpose of this event was to raise voices for Chinese government accountability a…
Read more →Call for independent UN commission to investigate human rights abuse by China in Xinjiang
Western powers are weighing the risk of a potential defeat if they table a resolution at the UN Human Rights Council calling for an independent commission to investigate alleged hu…
Read more →UN experts’ call for special session on China human rights must include Tibet: ICT
The special session or mechanism that 45 UN experts called on Sept. 07 to monitor and report on human rights in China must include Tibet, said the International Campaign for Tibet.…
Read more →Sikyong discusses strategic approach to engage EU on Tibet in Prague
Prague: The Central Tibetan Administration held a One-Day Europe Strategy meeting in Prague, Czech Republic, on 28 August 2022. The meeting was jointly organized by the Permanent S…
Read more →With few days left in tenure, UN Rights Chief yet to Publish Xinjiang Report
Geneva: UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet vowed to release a long-awaited report on human rights abuses in Xinjiang, despite significant work remaining with six days left in her te…
Read more →Prayer Service Held in Switzerland for Prominent Tibetan Former Political Prisoner Jigme Gyatso
Geneva: A prayer service to mourn as well as to pay final respects to prominent Tibetan former political prisoner Jigme Gyatso, who died on 2nd July in his hometown Kanlho Tibetan …
Read more →Tibet Solidarity Movement calls to restore freedom and peace in Tibet
Geneva: A group of exiles Tibetan families from Switzerland, launched a solidarity campaign in Switzerland for Tibetans in Tibet on 10 December 2012 and has now completed its 125th…
Read more →Virtual Discussion on Human Rights in Tibet
Geneva : A virtual side-event paralleling the 50th UNHRC Session will be held on July 5, 2022. The webinar on Human Rights situation in Tibet is being organized by Tibet Bureau, Ge…
Read more →Swiss-Tibetans Hold Demonstration against Chinese government suppression of freedom in Tibet
Geneva: Tibetan Community of Switzerland & Liechtenstein held a demonstration against the Chinese government’s continued suppression of fundamental freedoms in Tibet on 2…
Read more →Fighting for the Truth: Gonpo Kyi’s Relentless Fight for Dorje Tashi
Tibet, which was unlawfully occupied by China, is the least-free country on earth . According to a report released by freedom watchdog Freedom House, Tibet has a global freedom sco…
Read more →Tibetans protest misrepresentations of His Holiness the Dalai Lama
English Translation By Dhardon Sharling This is an English translation of an article published this morning in DERSTANDARD (The Standard), a widely-read German-language newspaper b…
Read more →Mass Protest Rally by pan-Europe Tibetans in Rome this March
By Tenzin Kunga, Advocacy Officer, Free Tibet Large contingents of Tibetans living across Europe will gather in Italy’s historic capital city on 10th March to mark the 64th a…
Read more →COP-PING IN, COP-PING OUT: CHINA HAS NOW LEFT THE ENVIRONMENT ROOM
This article was originally published in rukor.org. China is the leader of the developing world. So China says. China speaks up for all developing countries, from Cairo to Capetown…
Read more →The Need to Discuss the Human Rights Situation in Tibet
Tenzin Tsetan and Lakshmi P The United Nations Human Rights Council is holding its fifty-first regular session from 12 September to 7 October at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. D…
Read more →Tibet Brief 2021
Introduction “My message for the Chinese government is Free Tibet. Tibet belongs to Tibetans.” Enes Kanter Freedom is perhaps the one significant voice in 2021 that mad…
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