China’s newly enacted Law on the Promotion of Ethnic Unity and Progress provides a legal basis for policies that place Mandarin-language education and a state-defined Chinese national identity at the centre of schooling, raising renewed concerns over the future of Tibetan-language and cultural education.
The law, adopted by China’s National People’s Congress on 12 March and effective from 1 July 2026, requires schools and other educational institutions...
Chinese authorities have resumed demolitions at Larung Gar Buddhist Institute, the world’s largest Tibetan Buddhist institute, targeting approximately 1,060 monastic quarters belonging to Tibetan Buddhist monks and nuns, according to information received by the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD). The demolitions reportedly began on 13 July and are being carried out during the night.
According to the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT),...
June is globally celebrated as Pride Month globally, honoring the LGBTQIA+ community, promoting equal rights, and celebrating sexual and gender diversity. In observance of...
The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) launched its 2025 Annual Report on the Human Rights Situation in Tibet in Tibetan, English,...
The Chinese government should urgently ensure that imprisoned Tibetan political prisoners Gangkye Drupa Kyab and Tsering Dolma are provided with timely, adequate and appropriate...
According to the latest information received by the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD), Dhargye, a 64-year-old Tibetan monk, has been secretly...
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....
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...
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...
Chinese authorities have reportedly detained Lobsang Lungrik, a Tibetan Buddhist lama and senior religious official in Qinghai province, with his whereabouts remaining unknown since...
Chinese authorities have arbitrarily detained more than 80 Tibetans from Kashi township, Sershul (Ch: Shiqu) County, Kardze (Ch: Ganzi) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, eastern Tibet,...
On 4 December, Chinese authorities arbitrarily detained Choktrul Dorje Ten, founder and principal of Dorje Ten National Vocational and Technical School in Chikdril (Ch:...
