ICT congratulates French President-elect Emmanuel Macron
The International Campaign for Tibet congratulates Mr. Emmanuel Macron for being successfully elected as the new French President.
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UN human rights expert on poverty criticizes policies on “ethnic minorities”, and government obstruction to meaningful access to civil society in China
A United Nations human rights expert on poverty has criticized the Chinese government for exposing “ethnic minorities in China” to serious human rights challenges.
EU Statement at UNHRC34: Human Rights situation that require the Council’s attention
EU Statement at the 34th Session of the United Nations Human Rights CouncilItem 4 – Human Rights situation that require the Council’s attention14 March 2017 (…) In China, while acknowledging the progress made on a number of areas of human development, including the elimination of poverty, the EU continues to be concerned about the arrest, […]
Persecution of Tibetans and Uyghurs: EP Conference Sheds Light on Chinese Counter-Terrorism Policy
On 8 February 2017, the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) in collaboration with the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) held a conference at the European Parliament in Brussels, kindly hosted by MEPs Ilhan Kyuchyuk (ALDE) and Thomas Mann (EPP).
Tibet locked down and travellers banned during sensitive anniversary
Tour operators have announced the closure of the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) to tourists again next month, coinciding with the anniversary of the Tibetan Uprising in March 1959 and the related protests across Tibet in March 2008.
ICT Welcomes European Parliament Urgency Resolution on Larung Gar Demolitions and Ilham Tohti
The European Parliament adopted on 15 December 2016 an urgency resolution on breaches of human rights, democracy, and rule of law in China, in which it urged the Chinese authorities to stop the dismantling at Larung Gar Tibetan Buddhist academy.
Statement by the EU Delegation to China on the International Human Rights Day
On the occasion of the International Human Rights Day on 10th December 2016, the EU has issued a statement on China, raising the case of a Tibetan prisoner, Tashi Wangchuk.
Testimony of Nyima Lhamo before the Subcommittee on Human Rights of the European Parliament – 28 November 2016
On November 28, 2016, the niece of the late Trulku Tenzin Delek Rinpoche Nyima Lhamo addressed the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Righs
ICT-FIDH new report on China’s new counter-terrorism law – Press Conference at Tokyo’s FCC
On 15 November 2016, the joint-report of ICT and FIDH on China’s new counter-terrorism law was released during a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan
Tibet once again in the spotlight at United Nations in Geneva
The 33rd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva once again saw Tibet and China in the spotlight, as the High Commissioner for Human Rights prominently expressed concern with regard to human rights violations in the People’s Republic of China and urged the Chinese government to cooperate with United Nations institutions.