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European Parliament calls for the release of Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo and regrets that failure of the EU to deliver an Item 4 Statement at the UN’s Human Rights Council
The European Parliament adopted a resolution on July 6, 2017, calling on the Chinese government to immediately release the ailing Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo and his wife Liu Xia from house arrest and to seek medical treatment “wherever they wish”.
Controversial China bid for heritage status in Tibet contravenes UNESCO values
The UNESCO World Heritage Committee, meeting in Krakow this week, risks contravening its own guidelines if it approves without question a controversial nomination by the Chinese government for a vast area of Tibet known as Hoh Xil.
Nomads in ‘no man’s land’: China’s nomination for UNESCO World heritage risks imperilling Tibetans and wildlife
Krakow – A new report by the International Campaign for Tibet reveals how a Chinese government nomination for UNESCO World Heritage status for a vast area of Tibet – due to be decided in Krakow next week – involves removing Tibetan nomads, who protect the landscape and its wildlife. A report published today before the […]
Tibet Brief – Edition 59
In this edition: 19th EU-China Summit and 35th EU-China Human Rights Dialogue held in Brussels; China under scrutiny at the 35th session of the UN Human Rights Council; Karmapa discusses climate change and Tibet Third Pole during first visit to UK; U.S. President Trump proposes cuts to Tibet programmes; New ruling bans Tibetan children from prayer during holy month (…)
Chair of the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights Chair: EU-China Human Rights Dialogue should be strengthened
The EU-China Human Rights Dialogue should be strengthened and sharpened, says DROI Chair Pier Antonio Panzeri on the occasion of the China human rights dialogue on 22 June 2017.
Human Rights Watch: Tibet Propaganda Masks Repression
Chinese authorities are increasingly using opaque policy terms in official media to tighten repression in Tibet, Human Rights Watch said in an illustrated glossary released on 19 June 2017.
EU: Suspend China Human Rights Dialogue
Seven human rights organization, including the International Campaign for Tibet have called on 19 June the European Union to cancel its upcoming human rights dialogue with China and suspend the exchange until the meetings can bring genuine human rights improvements.
Remarks by President Donald Tusk after the 19th EU-China Summit
Remarks by President of the European Council Donald Tusk after the 19th EU-China Summit in Brussels, 2 June 2017.
19th EU-China Summit: European Parliamentarians and NGOs call on President Tusk to raise the issue of Tibet
On the eve of an important Summit in Brussels on June 2, the European Union is being urged by European Parliamentarians and a coalition of NGOs, including the International Campaign for Tibet, to raise urgent concerns on human rights with China.
The EU urgently needs to review its Human Rights Dialogue with China
The EU’s well-meaning declarations on human rights in China must be followed up by a regular, high-level dialogue with Beijing, said a cross-party group of MEPs in an oped published by Euractiv on 29 May 2017.