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Petition by 100 Tibetan scholars to UN High Commissioner calls for an end to school closures and cultural assimilation policies in Tibet
The International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) welcomes a petition to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk calling for an end to China’s forced assimilation policies in Tibet. In the petition 100 Tibetan professors, scientists and doctoral students in exile express their deep concern about the Chinese government’s systematic closure of Tibetan monastic and public schools.
Chinese authorities force closure of popular Tibetan school
Amid an ongoing government campaign to close private Tibetan schools, the Jigme Gyaltsen Nationalities Vocational School in Golog (Chinese: Guoluo) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, was shut down on 12 July 2024.
China’s top leaders visit Tibet, seeking to assimilate Tibet’s religion and children
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Chair of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference Wang Huning, visited the Tibetan regions of Amdo and Kham last month, where they called for the full implementation of the Party’s policy to Sinify Tibetan Buddhism – essentially, converting it into a tool of the Chinese state.
Taming the Drichu: China’s Derge Dam Threatens Tibetan Culture and Communities
The people of Derge, a town in eastern Tibet, have risen up in opposition to the planned Kamtok (Ch: Gangtuo) hydropower project in their region. China’s move to build the dam despite local opposition is indicative of the Chinese government’s willingness to disregard negative impacts on Tibetan communities upstream in order to provide energy to […]
As UPR concludes, UN Human Rights Council voices clear criticism of China’s abuses in Tibet
The United Nations Human Rights Council has once again issued substantive criticism of Beijing’s systematic human rights violations against Tibetans, Uyghurs, Hong Kongers and Chinese. This evaluation of China’s human rights record came during China’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR), which takes place every four and a half years and whose final report was adopted by the UN Human Rights Council today.
39th EU-China Human Rights Dialogue
Press Release from the EEAS following the 39th round of the EU-China Human Rights Dialogue, which was held in Chongqing on 16 June 2024 and included a field visit to the Tibet Autonomous Region from 13-15 June.
Tibetan Empowerment Days to take place in Brussels in September
The International Campaign for Tibet will hold the Tibetan Empowerment Days – a programme aimed at empowering Tibetans and Tibet supporters across Europe to advocate for Tibet at the European level – from 23-26 September in Brussels.
High-level US Congressional delegation meets Dalai Lama, vows unwavering support for Tibet
A high-level US Congressional delegation visited Dharamsala this week where they met with the Dalai Lama and Sikyong Penpa Tsering.
EU delegation’s visit to Tibet underscores concerns about human rights situation
A delegation of the European External Action Service (EEAS) undertook a rare side visit to the so-called Tibet Autonomous Region from 13-15 June as part of the 39th EU-China Human Rights Dialogue.
US Congress passes Resolve Tibet Act
The US Congress has passed the Resolve Tibet Act that will strengthen US efforts to push the Chinese government to resolve the longstanding Tibet-China dispute through dialogue with Tibetan leaders.