Annual Reports

2025 Annual Report on the Human Rights Situation in Tibet

The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) launched its 2025 Annual Report on the Human Rights Situation in Tibet in Tibetan, English, and Chinese at a press conference at its office in Dharamshala, India. The report documents the worsening human rights crisis in Tibet under the People’s Republic of China throughout 2025. As Chinese authorities intensify efforts to consolidate political and ideological...

2024 Annual Report on the Human Rights Situation in Tibet

The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) presents the “2024 Annual Report on the Human Rights Situation in Tibet” in three languages including Tibetan, English, and Chinese-highlighting the grave state of human rights in Tibet under Chinese occupation in 2024. Despite growing international attention to the human rights situation in Tibet, the struggle for fundamental rights and freedoms of Tibetans persists with...

2023 Annual Report on Human Rights Situation in Tibet Released

Even as China ended its draconian zero-Covid policy measures in 2023, Tibetans continue to face escalating crackdowns on freedom of expression, religion and belief. Despite numerous calls from the international community to immediately halt its forced assimilation policy, Chinese authorities imposed Chinese medium education in Tibetan schools and amended local regulations in Tibetan areas to promote Mandarin Chinese. 

Worst in recent years: 2022 Annual Report on human rights situation in Tibet 

The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) has published its annual report on the human rights situation in Tibet, revealing it to be the worst in recent years. The Chinese government's COVID-19 measures have caused great distress for Tibetans, with the report highlighting the expansion of involuntary mass DNA collection, online surveillance, and CCTV cameras as social control mechanisms to suppress dissent and tighten state control. Exiled Tibetan activists and dissidents with relatives in Tibet are particularly vulnerable to the PRC's campaign of transnational repression. The report calls for concrete action to prevent and punish human rights violations and urges the international community to hold China accountable for its treatment of Tibetans.

2021 Annual Report on Human Rights Situation in Tibet Released

The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) released the 2021 Annual Report on the human rights situation in Tibet at a press conference in Dharamshala a day after the 11th Panchen Lama's 33rd birthday.

2020 Annual Report: Human Rights Situation in Tibet

The 2020 Annual Report on the human rights situation in Tibet, released online today in three languages: Tibetan, Chinese and English, presents a disturbing...

2019 Annual Report: Human Rights Situation in Tibet

The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy is pleased to announce the release of 2019 Annual Report: Human Rights Situation in Tibet earlier...

2018 Annual Report on Human Rights Situation in Tibet

2018 has been a pivotal year for human rights in Tibet and the People's Republic of China (PRC). The introduction of new policies and...

2017 Annual Report on Human Rights Situation in Tibet

The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) released today the 2017 Annual Report on Human Rights situation in Tibet at a press...

A Giant Open Prison: TCHRD releases 2016 Annual Report on Human Rights Situation in Tibet

The party-state of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) continued its egregious human rights violations and abuses in Tibet by criminalizing basic human rights...

Human Rights Situation in Tibet: Annual Report 2015

The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) released today the 2015 Annual Report on human rights situation in Tibet in Dharamshala, India....

Annual Report 2014: Human Rights Situation in Tibet

On 7 February 2015 the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) released its 2014 Annual Report on human rights situation in Tibet....

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 on the human rights...

TCHRD Releases 2009 Annual Report on the Human Rights Situation in Tibet

The year 2009 was no different when it comes to violation of human rights of the Tibetan people inside Tibet by the Chinese authorities....