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EU Statement at the 43rd Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council – Item 4 – Human Rights situation that require the Council’s attention – 10 March 2020

The International Campaign for Tibet expresses our solidarity with the Tibetan people on the eve of the 61st anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising of March 10, 1959.

The Chinese government is forcing the erosion of Tibetan language as medium of instruction in schools in Tibet, contrary to its own laws and international obligations, says a report released today by Human Rights Watch.

The International Campaign for Tibet welcomes the recently announced visit to China this year by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, and urges the high commissioner to visit Tibet and to raise the human rights situation of the Tibetan people in her meetings with Chinese leaders.

China has responded to the spread of coronavirus to Tibet by cracking down on people who post information online about the deadly illness, including one man who was detained by police simply for encouraging his contacts to recite prayers to ward off infection.

Recently adopted regulations on “ethnic unity” in Tibet further erode Tibetans’ basic freedoms and violate their human rights, the International Campaign for Tibet says in a new briefing.

Two agreements signed by Nepal and China during President Xi Jinping’s October 2019 visit and obtained by the International Campaign for Tibet could seriously endanger Tibetans, including those residing in Nepal and those fleeing there from Tibet.

In this edition: First meeting for European Parliament’s Tibet Interest Group since elections; The Dalai Lama should reincarnate following traditional Tibetan practices, Tibetan religious leaders say; More than 30 Tibetans imprisoned after protests in Sershul; Tibetan students ordered not to take part in religious activities during winter break; Former monk dies after self-immolating (…)

Bruxelles, 6 février 2020 – La Belgique et les Pays-Bas ont récemment exprimé leur soutien au droit des communautés bouddhistes tibétaines de désigner la succession du Dalaï lama, rejetant les prétentions du gouvernement chinois d’interférer dans ce processus. En réponse à une question du député fédéral belge Samuel Cogolati sur la position de son gouvernement […]

Belgium and the Netherlands have weighed in on the rights of the Tibetan Buddhists by declaring that it is up to the Tibetan religious community to select the future Dalai Lama, rejecting China’s efforts to control the succession of the revered Tibetan leader.