TCHRD Report: Human Rights in Tibet
By Contact Staff / January 30, 2013
The Tibetan Center for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) released its 2012 report on the state of human rights in Tibet on 1/17/13. Their conclusion is the inarguable worsening of human rights abuses in the Chinese-occupied region, with on-going police brutality, arbitrary detentions, disappearances, torture and sentencing of Tibetans accused of read more →
Chinese Reporters Strike
By Contact Staff / January 30, 2013
One of China’s most respected and liberal newspapers is back on the shelves after a strike sparked by an act of government censorship put China’s suppressed freedom of expression back in the international spotlight, and incited speculation on what kind of political reform, if any, can be expected from China’s read more →
Chinese land grabbing policies cause hardship in Tibet
By Contact Staff / January 30, 2013
Passang Lhamo, a 62 year old Tibetan woman in the Kyegudo province in Tibet burned herself on 13 September last year. The reason for her extreme step was to protest against the Chinese government for its illegal acquisition of her ancestral land. Passang pleaded constantly with Chinese government representative to read more →
EU Challenges China
By Jenny James / January 30, 2013
UK Parliament’s vice-president for democracy and human rights, Edward McMillan-Scott, has challenged China’s ambassador to the EU, Wu Hailong, demanding that he “allow us to organise our own fact-finding meetings without being shadowed by the same security forces that have been instrumental in the brutal crackdown on the freedoms of read more →
China Intensifies its Propaganda Campaign
By Contact Staff / December 31, 2012
In response to recent protests in Tibet, China has intensified its propaganda campaign against self-immolations with the release of a documentary which claims to “disclose the truth” about the protests. Titled “Facts About Self-Immolation in Tibetan Areas of Ngapa (Aba),” the film was broadcast on CCTV-4, an international channel targeting read more →
China Experts Gather for Conference in Dharamsala
By Contact Staff / December 31, 2012
Experts on China from around the world have just concluded a 3-day conference on Leadership Transition in China: Implications for the Chinese, Tibetans and Others. Organised by the Tibet Policy Institute, the conference took place from 28 to 30 December in Dharamsala. Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay opened the conference by read more →
Families of Self-Immolators Accused of Inciting Murder
By Contact Staff / December 31, 2012
A recently issued law by China’s Supreme Court states that any case of “inciting” self-immolations will be charged as intentional homicide. According to the Chinese Gannan Daily, “The legal opinion clearly points out that those criminals behind the scenes who plan, incite, aide, abet…and help those perpetrating self immolations will read more →
Human Rights in Tibet: the World Responds
By Contact Staff / December 31, 2012
On 10 December, Tibetan Solidarity Day was marked across the world with demonstrations and rallies in support of Tibetan independence. The Day comes after a period of heightened unrest in Tibet, characterized by a wave of self-immolations protesting Chinese policies. Over the last three years 95 Tibetan monastic and lay read more →
Human Rights in Tibet – the World Responds, part 2
By Jenny James / December 31, 2012
Issued statement from Maria Otero, US Special Co-ordinator for Tibetan Issues on 6 December: Expressing deep concern over the increasing number of self-immolations by Tibetans, the US today asked China to initiate unconditional talks with the Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama. “We call on the Chinese government to engage read more →
Flame of Truth Campaign Concludes
By Contact Staff / December 31, 2012
The Flame of Truth campaign, which began on 6 July and spanned the globe seeking support for Tibet, concluded on 10 December with the submission of more than 351,000 signatures to UN Headquarters in New York, UN Human Rights Council, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva, and read more →