Tibet must be raised at the EU-China Summit in Beijing
The European Union (EU) must challenge the worsening of the human rights situation in Tibet at the upcoming summit with China on 21st November in Beijing.
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Spanish criminal court orders arrest warrants against Chinese leaders following Hu Jintao indictment for Tibet policies
On November 18, judges in the Spanish National Court ordered warrants of arrest to be issued against five Chinese leaders, including former President and Party Secretary Jiang Zemin, for their policies in Tibet.
Tibetan Youth Leadership Program 2013 in Brussels
From November 12 – 14, 2013, the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) held its Tibetan Youth Leadership Program (TYLP) in Brussels. Ten Tibetan students living and/or studying in 5 different European countries (Denmark, Hungary, Poland, Switzerland and the United Kingdom) attended ICT’s training program for three days.
China on the defensive as 11 countries challenge its policies in Tibet
Eleven countries spoke up to urge China to improve the human rights of Tibetans at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on October 22. The delegates cited the lack of religious freedom, minority rights, and access of UN officials to Tibet, and called on China to resume dialogue with the Dalai Lama, during oral questioning at the second Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of China’s human rights record.
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.
EU Special Representative for Human Rights’ First Visit to China and Tibet
The EU Special Representative for Human Rights, Mr Stavros Lambrinidis went on his first official visit to China from 9-18 September 2013. The mission also included five-days in the ethnic Tibetan areas of Qinghai Province and the Tibet Autonomous Region.
EU Special Representative for Human Rights visits China
European External Action Service Press Release, 20 September 2013 http://eeas.europa.eu/statements/docs/2013/130920_02_en.pdf The EU Special Representative for Human Rights, Mr Stavros Lambrinidis, paid an official visit to China from 9-18 September 2013. Hosted by the Chinese Ministry for Foreign Affairs, who facilitated meetings throughout the visit, the mission included five-days in the ethnic Tibetan areas of Qinghai […]
Death penalty for Tibetan after death of wife in Ngaba
On August 16 it was reported that the Intermediate People’s Court in Ngaba (Aba) Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture had sentenced a Tibetan man to death for ‘killing his wife and burning her body to make it look as if she had self-immolated.’
Tibetan monks shot as police open fire on Tibetans praying on Dalai Lama’s birthday
Two Tibetan monks were shot in the head and several others seriously injured after Chinese police opened fire at a crowd gathered to peacefully celebrate the 78th birthday of the Dalai Lama in Nyitso, Tawu, Eastern Tibet, on Saturday 6th July.
EU human rights strategy: one year on
The European Observer published an article by British MEP and Vice-President of the European Parliament Edward McMillan-Scott on the current EU human rights strategy and its shortcomings.