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ICT highlights Tibet’s lack of civil society on the eve of China’s rights review in Geneva

October 22, 2013 ・ International Campaign for TibetNews

ICT highlights Tibet’s lack of civil society on the eve of China’s rights review in Geneva

The International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) held a joint side event with the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and Human Rights in China (HRIC) on “Challenges to Civil Society by China’s Security Laws” on the eve of China’s second Universal Periodic Review.

UN Rights Commissioner makes strong first statement on Tibet

November 2, 2012 ・ International Campaign for TibetNews

UN Rights Commissioner makes strong first statement on Tibet

Days before the Chinese leadership meets for its important Party Congress, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay has urged the Chinese government to immediately address the long-standing Tibetan grievances that have led to an escalation in protests and 62 self-immolations. Mary Beth Markey, President of the International Campaign for Tibet, said today: “We […]

Europe, US, Canada raise Tibet at UN Human Rights Council; call on China to grant rights and access to outside observers

June 28, 2012 ・ International Campaign for TibetNews

Europe, US, Canada raise Tibet at UN Human Rights Council; call on China to grant rights and access to outside observers

Geneva, June 28, 2012. — Government delegations to the U.N. Human Rights Council spoke publicly about the worsening human rights situation in Tibet today as part of Item 4 on the Council’s agenda (20th session), “Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention.” The countries raising Tibet were: Belgium, Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, […]

Governments confront China at UN Human Rights Council

March 14, 2012 ・ International Campaign for TibetNews

Governments confront China at UN Human Rights Council

ICT, Geneva, March 14, 2012   –   European governments and the United States raised strong concern about Tibet in their statements to the U.N. Human Rights Council yesterday (March 13) as part of the key Item 4 “HR situations that require the Council’s attention.” Chinese delegates at the multilateral forum impose substantial pressure on countries not to raise […]

UN Human Rights Council publishes written statement on discrimination in Tibet

February 28, 2012 ・ International Campaign for TibetNews

UN Human Rights Council publishes written statement on discrimination in Tibet

GENEVA—The Secretary-General of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has published an NGO-submitted written statement detailing the discrimination facing Tibetans in Tibet. The statement, submitted by the Mouvement contre le racisme et pour l’amitie entre les peuples (MRAP), will be circulated at the 19th Session of the UNHRC which meets in Geneva, Switzerland from […]

UN Special Rapporteur warns of consequences to nomad settlement

December 23, 2010 ・ International Campaign for TibetNews

UN Special Rapporteur warns of consequences to nomad settlement

At the conclusion of his mission to China today (Dec. 15 – 23, 2010) the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, Olivier De Schutter, said that Tibetan and Mongolian nomads should not be compelled to settle. It is Chinese government policy to implement policies of settling Tibetan nomads, confiscating their land, and fencing […]

Human Rights in China: Report to UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

August 8, 2009 ・ Human Rights in ChinaResearch

Human Rights in China: Report to UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

Human Rights in China (www.hrichina.org) submitted a parallel NGO report to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD), which identified serious challenges faced by China’s rural ethnic groups, including Tibetans. Specifically, HRIC urges the Committee to press China to: Provide meaningful statistics to shed light on arrests, detention, and sentencing related to […]

UN human rights chief admits ‘systematic violations’ in Tibet

July 30, 2009 ・ International Campaign for TibetNews

UN human rights chief admits ‘systematic violations’ in Tibet

The UN human rights chief, Navi Pillay, has called on China to “live up to its commitments to protect the rights of minorities, including those of Tibetans” and admitted that “serious systemic violations of human rights” in Tibet had been reported to the UN. Ms. Pillay also spoke of an “increasing exclusion of ethnic minorities […]

UN Committee against Torture finds “deepened climate of fear” in Tibet

November 21, 2008 ・ International Campaign for TibetNews

UN Committee against Torture finds “deepened climate of fear” in Tibet

The UN Committee against Torture has today released its concluding observations of China’s report on its adherence to the UN Convention against Torture. China, like other State parties to the Torture Convention is required to submit periodic reports to the Committee on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention.   The Committee expressed deep […]

June 5, 2008 ・ International Campaign for TibetNews

ICT delivers UN statement on illegal killings by security forces in Tibet

On 3 June, ICT delivered an oral statement at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on the use of extrajudicial and summary executions in Tibet. As ICT does not have an official status at the UN, the statement was delivered under the name of France Libertés. ICT’s director for government relations in Europe, Stewart […]

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