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Statement on EU-China relations by Commissioner Füle on behalf of the HR/VP, 13 MArch 2013 President, Honourable Members, On behalf of HRVP Ashton, I welcome this balanced report by the rapporteur, Mr BELDER, setting out the European Parliament’s views on the developing European Union-China relationship. It comes at the right time when new leaders will […]

Nearly 4,400 people from 17 Tibetan communities in Europe and their supporters came together on March 10 in Brussels to commemorate the March 10 anniversary of the 1959 Tibet Uprising and the fifth anniversary of the protests that swept across Tibet from March 2008. Tibetans and their supporters gathered to march through the streets of […]

UPDATE (FEBRUARY 14, 2013): The Tibetan who set himself on fire in Kathmandu yesterday (February 13) has died, according to reports in the Nepalese media citing the police in Kathmandu. The Associated Press reported that Nepalese police have stepped up patrols and surveillance in Boudhanath area where many Tibetans are based, and that dozens of […]

“Human Rights, the Environment and the Right to Development: Law and Practice with Regard to the Re-settlement of Tibetan Herders” is a submission made by the FIDH to the EU-China Human Rights Seminar of 2012. Its goal is to assess the impact of Chinese policies of settlement on the lifestyle of the Tibetan nomad population […]

This report was updated on February 7, 2013 Six Tibetans in Kanlho Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture received sentences ranging from three to 12 years for attempting to protect a Tibetan who set fire to himself. A Chinese official has announced that similar cases are pending in a new drive to criminalize self-immolations and Tibetans who can […]

The latest edition of the Tibet Brief, an ICT publication for policy-makers, providing concise information and perspectives on the political, economic and human rights situation in Tibet.

The International Campaign for Tibet has testified in Spain’s National Court to the direct responsibility of senior Communist Party leaders for policies in Tibet as part of a ground-breaking lawsuit under the principle of “universal jurisdiction,” a doctrine that allows courts to reach beyond national borders in cases of torture and terror perpetrated by states. […]

Berlin, November 9, 2012: German corporation Daimler has sponsored a series of propaganda events for the Chinese Communist Party – known for its suppression of dissidents and crackdown in Tibet – ahead of its Party Congress in Beijing this week. Along with Swiss watchmaker Rolex and two Chinese sponsors, the Daimler brand Mercedes Benz is […]

The EU should prove its dedication to the policy of peaceful dialogue and support for human rights and democracy with a strong and consistent EU strategy for human rights.  This was the overriding message of a report voted in Plenary in Strasbourg today by ALDE MEP Leonidas Donskis (Liberal Movement, Lithuania).  The Annual report on […]

Declaration by the High Representative, Catherine Ashton, on behalf of the European Union on Tibetan self-immolations, 14 December 2012 The EU is profoundly saddened by the increasing number of Tibetans committing self-immolation, many of them young people. We are concerned by the restrictions on expressions of Tibetan identity, which appear to be giving rise to […]