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Multiple UN Special Rapporteur made public a joint communication to the Chinese government related to the summoning and interrogation of environmental human rights defender Tsongon Tsering and his subsequent detention.

When granted access to Tibet by the Chinese government, official delegations should apply extreme caution and avoid amplifying Chinese state propaganda on Tibet, ICT said today, as the organization released “Guidelines for official visits to Tibet”.

During the 58th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Tibetan rights advocates vocally raised the systematic rights violations of the Chinese Communist Party in Tibet.

This year’s annual political meetings in Beijing, popularly known as the Two Sessions, saw indication of not only continued clampdown of Tibetan identity in the coming period, but also that Tibetans are currently being used as the testing ground for broader policy of assimilation.

In his new book “Voice for the Voiceless” the Dalai Lama reflects on his lifelong work to save Tibet’s unique civilization, his efforts to reach a negotiated solution to China’s occupation of Tibet via the Middle Way approach, and writes about the plan for his succession.

On the 66th anniversary of the 1959 Tibetans’ national uprising against China’s illegal occupation of their country, the International Campaign for Tibet calls on the international community to strengthen their support to the Tibetan people’s peaceful struggle, including by pressuring the Chinese government to resume dialogue with the Tibetan leadership to resolve the Tibet China […]

ICT echoes criticism by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, regarding the human rights situation in Tibet. In his Global Update before the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva today, Türk expressed that he is “concerned about the impact of education policy and the restriction of freedom of expression and religion in the Tibet Autonomous Region.”

On Monday 10 March, Tibetans and Tibet supporters in Belgium will mark the 66th anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising Day with a protest in Brussels.

To mark the 66th anniversary of the Tibetan Uprising Day and honor the “Year of Compassion” in celebration of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday in July this year, ICT will be organising a series of events in The Hague from 7 to 11 March.

Kasur Gyalo Thondup, one of the prime figures in modern Tibetan history and the second eldest brother of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, passed away today at his home in Kalimpong, India. He was 97 years old.