Council conclusions on EU strategy on China
European Council conclusions on EU strategy on China adopted on 18 July 2016.
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Joint NGO Letter to the President of the European Council ahead of 18th EU-China Summit
Ahead of the 18th EU-China Summit, which will take place in Beijing on 12 and 13 July, the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT), along with three other NGOs, sent a letter to the President of the European Council Donald Tusk, urging him to ensure that human rights remain at the centre of EU – China relations.
EU Statement at UNHRC32: Human Rights situation that require the Council’s attention
EU Statement at the 32th Session of the United Nations Human Rights CouncilItem 4 – Human Rights situation that require the Council’s attention22 June 2016 (…) In China, the on-going detention and harassment of human rights defenders, lawyers, journalists and labour rights defenders and their families remains a major concern. Individuals detained for seeking to […]
ICT Highlights China’s Repressive Policies and “Security Architecture” in Tibet at UN Human Rights Council Session
At the ongoing session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva (32nd Session), ICT once again highlighted issues pertaining to China’s repressive policies in Tibet.
ICT holds High-level Roundtable on Counter-Terrorism in China
Following the adoption of a highly controversial law on counter-terror in China at the end of last year, the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) held a high-level roundtable discussion on the issue on 7 June 2016 in the Clingendael Institute in The Hague.
President Barack Obama meets with His Holiness the Dalai Lama
President Barack Obama met with the Dalai Lama this morning (June 15, 2016), marking the fourth time the two Nobel Peace Prize Laureates have met at the White House since Obama took office.
China Pressures Europe to Stay Silent on Human Rights
This op-ed by Kai Müller, Executive Director of the International Campaign for Tibet in Germany, explains how China’s attempts to export its censorship and authoritarianism raise serious questions for all European countries.
EU and EU Member States reactions to the adoption of China’s NGO Law
Following the adoption of the highly controversial Law on the Management of Foreign Non-Government Organizations Activities in China (also known as the NGO Law) on 28 April 2016, several EU actors and Members States have issued statement expressing concern and criticizing the legistlation.
Tibet, symbolism and the Czech Republic
Czech President Milos Zeman recently labelled pro-Tibet protestors “mentally ill” during a visit of the Chinese President to the Czech Republic. What does this say about Zeman and Czech society?
Golog Jigme, leading human rights defender, briefs European Parliament, high-level officials in Brussels
Tibetan Buddhist monk and former political prisoner Golog Jigme testified to the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights in March 2016 about his torture and imprisonment in Tibet and the need for the EU to challenge China’s oppressive policies.