Tibet high on agenda at āHuman Rights Human Wrongsā Film Fest
A documentary film on the state of the freedom of expression in Tibet will premiere at the āHuman Rights Human…
Read MoreUN Expert Group must consider deaths caused by detention in Tibet
On 28 January 2014 the Intergovernmental Expert Group on the Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners will meet…
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Gulags of Tibet
TCHRDās special report, āGulags of Tibetā examines the history and evolution of RTL, analyzes the current RTL laws, in addition…
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TCHRD releases 2013 Annual Report and Special Report on Re-education Through Labour
The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) is pleased to announce the release of the 2013 Annual Report…
Read MoreTibetan writer Kunga Tsayang released from prison after 5 years
Writer, essayist, blogger, chronicler, environmentalist and amateur photographer Kunga Tsayang has been released after serving almost five yearsā of imprisonment…
Read MoreDeath in detention: Monk exposes Chinaās failure to protect Tibetans’ right to life
Nyima Dakpa Kyeri was a monk at Tawu Nyitso Monastery in Kardze (Ch: Ganzi) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province.…
Read MoreA year after arrest, monk sentenced to 6 years in prison over self-immolation
A Tibetan monk has been sentenced to six years in prison over self-immolation protest, more than a year after his…
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Extrajudicial detention still a major issue despite RTL abolition
On Saturday 28 December 2013, the National Peopleās Congress Standing Committee voted to abolish Re-education Through Labor (RTL; Ch: laojiao).Ā …
Read MoreMao’s legacy in Tibet
On 26 December 2013, China held a grand celebrationĀ to commemorate the 120th birthday of Mao ZedongĀ (ęÆę¾¤ę±).Ā This involves a careful balance…
Read MoreDiru Crackdown: Three Tibetans sent to prison for up to 13 years, singer gets 9 years in prison
Chinese authorities have sentenced three Tibetan men to prison on charges of allegedly āattempting to split the Chinese nationā in…
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