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November 19, 2009 ・ International Campaign for TibetNews

WPCT: The Rome Declaration on Tibet

The 5th World Parliamentarians Convention on Tibet ended in Rome on 19 November with the adoption of the Rome Declaration on Tibet. The convention was attended by 133 Parliamentarians and associates from 30 Parliaments around the world and included an address by the Dalai Lama at the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Parliament. The […]

October 29, 2009 ・ International Campaign for TibetNews

Parliamentary Motion in UK on executions in Lhasa

The Tibet Society in the UK has announced that Harry Cohen, Chair of the UK’s All Party Parliamentary Group for Tibet, with cross party support, has tabled an Early Day Motion in the UK parliament related to what it calls the ‘deplorable judicial executions’ of two Tibetans on 20 October 2009. Cross party MPs from […]

October 26, 2009 ・ International Campaign for TibetNews

Official confirmation of execution of Tibetans in Lhasa

Two Tibetans were executed in Lhasa for their alleged roles in the protests and rioting in Lhasa on March 14, 2008, according to reports by Tibetan exile organizations confirmed by the Chinese embassy in London on Friday (October 23). Lobsang Gyaltsen and Loyak were sentenced to death in April 2009 on charges relating to “starting […]

October 23, 2009 ・ International Campaign for TibetNews

British Foreign Office statement on execution of Tibetans

In a statement on the UK Foreign Office website and the website of the UK Beijing Embassy, Foreign Office Minister Ivan Lewis condemned the execution of two Tibetans in Lhasa and called on China to urgently review the cases of those who remain under sentence of death. He said: “I condemn the recent executions in […]

October 1, 2009 ・ Office of the Spokesman, US State Dept.News

Secretary Clinton Appoints Under Secretary Maria Otero as Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced today the appointment of Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs Maria Otero to serve concurrently as Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues. As Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues, Under Secretary Otero will coordinate the U.S. Government’s policies, programs and projects on Tibetan issues within the context […]

European Economic and Social Committee: Initial conclusions on Tibet visit

September 25, 2009 ・ International Campaign for TibetNews

European Economic and Social Committee: Initial conclusions on Tibet visit

The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) recently concluded its visit to China and Tibet and has released their initial findings from the trip to Beijing and Lhasa. The mission, from the 9-17 September, focused on the role and expertise of civil society in increasing knowledge about the economic and social situation in Tibet, as […]

August 24, 2009 ・ International Campaign for TibetNews

Spain under pressure over Tibet lawsuit – China refuses to cooperate with Spanish judge

In a new written statement, the Chinese government has rejected a judicial request for Chinese officials to testify in court in Madrid and demanded that the Spanish government block a ground-breaking investigation in the Spanish High Court on crimes against the Tibetan people, calling it a “false lawsuit.”  Spain will take on the EU’s rotating […]

August 19, 2009 ・ International Campaign for TibetNews

UK parliament calls for retention of EU-China arms embargo

The British parliamentary committee on arms export controls has just completed and published a scrutiny of the UK’s arms sales in which it raises the issue of the EU-China Arms Embargo and calls for the embargo to remain in place. The arms embargo was enacted following the Chinese government’s violent response to the Tiananmen protesters […]

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 […]

July 13, 2009 ・ International Campaign for TibetNews

US Congress to fund programs inside Tibet and in exile

In a strong assertion of support for Tibet, the US Congress has advanced legislation that provides millions of dollars for Tibet programs. The funding is provided in the State-Foreign Operations Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2010.  The House of Representatives passed it version of the bill on July 9 by a vote on 318-106; the […]

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