A Year On, Vietnam and China Must Account for Tulku Hungkar Dorje’s Death
A year after the death of Tulku Hungkar Dorje in Ho Chi Minh City, the circumstances surrounding his disappearance, detention, and death remain shrouded in secrecy....
China’s New Ethnic Unity Law Deepens Concerns Over Tibetan Language and Cultural Rights
The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) expresses deep concern over the adoption of the “Ethnic Unity and Progress Law” and its...
At 61st UNHRC Session, TCHRD Calls for Due Process Guarantees for Tibetan Detainees in...
Oral statement to the 61st session of the UN Human Rights Council
Item 3: General Debate
Speaker: Phurbu Dolma
Mr. President, Excellencies,
We are deeply concerned about the...
Popular Tibetan Anti-Corruption Activist Released in Deteriorating Health After More Than Seven Years in...
The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy has learned about the release of popular Tibetan anti-corruption activist and community leader A-nya Sengdra on...
Tibetan Singer Detained for Dalai Lama Song Released After Six Months in Detention
Tibetan artist, Tsukte (popularly known as Asang), was released on 25 January 2026 after spending nearly 6 months in detention in Ngaba (Ch: Aba)...
Tibetan Monastic Leader Missing Following Arbitrary Detention in Chumarleb, Yushu
Chinese authorities have reportedly detained Lobsang Lungrik, a Tibetan Buddhist lama and senior religious official in Qinghai province, with his whereabouts remaining unknown since...
Arbitrary Detention, Torture, and Collective Punishment of Tibetans Opposing Illegal Mining in Kardze
Chinese authorities have arbitrarily detained more than 80 Tibetans from Kashi township, Sershul (Ch: Shiqu) County, Kardze (Ch: Ganzi) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, eastern Tibet,...
China shuts one of the few remaining Tibetan private schools in Golok, Detains principal
On 4 December, Chinese authorities arbitrarily detained Choktrul Dorje Ten, founder and principal of Dorje Ten National Vocational and Technical School in Chikdril (Ch:...
TCHRD Statement on Human Rights Day
Human rights empower people to overcome subjugation and oppression. Regardless of who we are, where we live or what we do, we all want...
China Must Probe Mistreatment of Imprisoned Tibetan Entrepreneur Dorje Tashi
The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) is gravely concerned for imprisoned Tibetan entrepreneur Dorje Tashi, who is serving a life sentence at...
