China: Stop criminalisation of freedom of expression in Tibet
The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) strongly condemns the arbitrary detention of two Tibetan students for promoting…
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Distorted Development: New report critiques Chinese model of development in Tibet
The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) released yesterday a major report, Distorted Development: Chinese Discourse on the…
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Tibetan language rights advocate Tashi Wangchuk released from prison after five years remains incommunicado
The well-known Tibetan language rights advocate Tashi Wangchuk, who was sentenced to five years in prison for “inciting separatism”, was…
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China’s rubber-stamp parliament declares use of minority languages “unconstitutional”
Chinese authorities have declared “unconstitutional” local regulations that require the use and development of the spoken and written language of…
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China announces ‘strike hard’ campaign against online activities aimed at “splitting the country” and “undermining national unity” in Tibet
Chinese internet police in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) have yet again announced criminal prosecutions against individuals who use online…
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TCHRD submits list of Chinese party secretaries for sanctions under Global Magnitsky Act
December 17, 2020 The Honorable Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street NW Washington,…
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Human Rights Day: Campaign to Free Tibetan Political Prisoners
On the occasion of International Human Rights Day, the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) calls on the…
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The search for Tibet’s disappeared Panchen Lama: Tibetan translation released on the eve of Human Rights Day
The Tibetan translation of a major report, ‘The United Nations Continuing ‘Search’ for Tibet’s Panchen Lama’, on the enforced disappearance…
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China: Stop harassing and detaining Tibetan civil society leaders
Tibetan woman Tsering Tso detained and intimidated for ‘illegal’ WeChat posts The Tibetan…
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16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence in Tibetan community
A Tibetan mother of two, who was also a popular social media personality, died at the hands of her ex-husband on 30 September because she had refused to return to her abusive marriage. Lhamo, 30, was stabbed and then set on fire by the ex-husband on 14 September while she was live streaming from her home. The horrifying attack on Lhamo on the Chinese video app Douyin triggered a wave of outrage among Chinese netizens, who condemned the crime and demanded that Chinese authorities be held accountable for failing to prevent domestic violence. Despite government censorship, there were vociferous calls advocating for better laws and support systems for domestic abuse victims.
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