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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 →East Turkistan National Day & Uyghur Struggle for Self-Determination
Each year on November 12, the global Uyghur community unites to commemorate East Turkistan National Day. The day marks two historic moments of independence by the Uyghur people: th…
Read more →Human Rights Groups Urge EU to Take Stronger Stand on China’s Abuses
Ahead of the upcoming EU-China summit, 17 human rights organizations have come together to make a powerful appeal: it’s time for the European Union to clearly condemn the Chi…
Read more →China Tightens Religious Regulations for Uyghurs in Xinjiang, Aiming to Sinicize Places of Worship: HRW
The Chinese government's latest move to tighten control over the religious practices of Uyghurs in the Xinjiang region drew criticism from Human Rights Watch . Effective Februa…
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 →Global Parliamentarians and Uyghur Advocates Convene in Tokyo to Address Uyghur Rights and Human Rights Abuses
The "International Uyghur Forum: Global Parliamentarian Convention" took place in Tokyo, Japan, from October 30 to 31, 2023, bringing together parliamentarians, Uyghur ri…
Read more →Campaigners Seek to Lower Chinese Support on UN Human Rights Council Amid Uyghur Rights Concerns
In an effort to express ongoing global disapproval of China's human rights record, campaigners are working to reduce Chinese support in the upcoming UN human rights council ele…
Read more →CECC Announces Additional Nobel Peace Prize Nominations on 34th Anniversary of Tiananmen Massacre
On 02 June, the 34th anniversary of the Tiananmen Massacre, the Chairs of the bipartisan and bicameral Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), Representative Chris Smit…
Read more →USCIRF Report Exposes China`s Religious Repression in Tibet Amidst Growing Human Rights Concerns
The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has released a new report highlighting the deteriorating religious freedom conditions in China in 2022. The report foc…
Read more →China Attempts to Block Uyghur Activist from Speaking at UN Human Rights Council
China has attempted to block Uyghur activist Dolkun Isa from speaking at the United Nations Human Rights Council on Thurday, where he demanded urgent action be taken over allegatio…
Read more →Democracies should be committed to pressing for an investigation into Chinese government crimes against humanity: Sophie Richardson
Congressional Executive Commission on China (CECC) held a hearing on two decades of Human Rights abuse and defense in China on December 13, 2022 with witnesses, Teng Biao, Hauser H…
Read more →Tibetan student activist who hung a Tibetan Flag on the Acropolis cleared by a Greek court
Source: The Guardian A Greek court has acquitted activists who were accused of attempting to "pollute, damage, and distort" the Acropolis after they hung a banner there i…
Read more →UHRP releases new report on forced marriage of Uyghur women by Chinese government
Source: UHRP Based on evidence from Chinese state media and policy documents, government-approved profiles and testimonials, and accounts from diaspora women, the Uyghur Human Righ…
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 →Uyghurs and Tibetans Protest in Brussels against China’s atrocities
Source: WUC Brussels: Uyghur rights groups and Tibetans community in Belgium gathered to expose China’s atrocities and protested Infront of the Chinese Embassy in Brussels on…
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 →22 died of starvation in single day under CCP’s COVID lockdown in Xinjiang: RFA
Source: Radio Free Asia Xinjiang: At least 22 people died of starvation or lack of medical attention on a single day last week under China’s COVID lockdown policies in the no…
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 →Tibet Labor transfer programs highlighted at UN Human Rights Council Session
In the 51st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Palmo Tenzin, on behalf of the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, delivered a statement highlighting labor transf…
Read more →Sikyong greets new UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk
Dharamshala: Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration wrote to new UN High Commissioner Volker Turk extending congratulations on the latter’s appointment l…
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 →US Experts downplay Chinese achievements in Tibet: China
Despite what it calls “a smear campaign against China by Western rights groups such as the U.S.-controlled Human Rights Watch (HRW)”, a growing number of countries cont…
Read more →UN report accuses China for ‘crime against humanity’ in Xinjiang
The UN has accused China of "serious human rights violations" in a long-awaited report into allegations of abuse in Xinjiang province. China had urged the UN not to relea…
Read more →UHRP releases new report on Uyghur red dates Forced Labor
The Uyghurs Human Rights Project (UHRP) new report found that 20 percent of red dates in the global supply chain are likely tainted by Uyghur forced labor. The Xinjiang Constructio…
Read more →'No platform for the CCP’s genocidal crimes' - Activists interrupt Chinese Ambassador’s speech in UTS Sydney
Sydney : Minutes into an address at the Australia-China Relations Institute at the University of Technology Sydney, Chinese Ambassador to Australia Mr Xiao Qian was interrupted by …
Read more →EU parliament passes resolution recognizing China’s crimes against Uyghurs
Brussels : Members of the European Parliament on Thursday passed a resolution calling the Chinese government’s systemic human rights abuses against the mostly Muslim Uyghur m…
Read more →PRC continues to commit genocide and crimes against humanity against Uyghurs: USCIRF Report
Washington DC: The Chinese government continued to vigorously implement its “sinicization of religion” policy and demand that religious groups and adherents support the…
Read more →UN visit falls short of addressing crimes against humanity in Xinjiang: Amnesty
Responding to the end of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet’s six-day visit to China, Amnesty International’s Secretary General Agnes C…
Read more →We are not satisfied with the outcomes of UN rights chief visit to Xinjiang, says Uyghurs
UN Human Rights chief Michelle Bachelet has on May 28 defended her May 23-28 trip to Guangzhou in China and Urumqi and Kashgar in Chinese-ruled East Turkestan (Xinjiang) by saying …
Read more →World Tibet Day is a good example of the solidarity of international community: Sethu Das on Friends of Tibet and his journey
After graduating from the Maharaja Sayajirao University, Vadodara, Sethu Das went to Srinagar for an assignment and accidentally reached Dharamshala, the seat of the Tibetan Govern…
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 →Of Buddha and the practice of Bodhichitta: Relevance of Dalai Lama’s teachings at Bodh Gaya
“Listen to and study the Buddha’s teachings. Reflect on them over and over again, then meditate on what you’ve understood. Be determined to work for the welfare o…
Read more →Jiang Zemin & his tainted Tibet Legacy
By Team TRC China has been rocked by widespread protests against its irrational, absurd and brutal Zero-COVID policy and unscientific lockdowns since the last few weeks. Referred t…
Read more →Big Brother is Watching You: Surveillance in Tibet
By Jyotsna Jayaram, Tenzin Tsetan and Tenzin Samphel Lately, there has been a lot of discussion about the use of surveillance by China in occupied Tibet. Thanks to reports by Human…
Read more →The Book Xi Jinping doesn’t want you to read: Benedict Rogers on his new book, Tibet issue and how Dalai Lama has influenced him
Benedict Rogers is a human rights activist and writer. He is the co-founder and Chief Executive of Hong Kong Watch, Senior Analyst for East Asia at the international human rights o…
Read more →The Return & the Rise of Self-Immolations: China’s Failed Policies & Propaganda in Tibet
“Someone who was a poster boy of assimilating with the Chinese system took his life in this overtly political protest. This makes Norbu’s self-immolation even more powe…
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