Tibetan father of two sentenced to 12 years in prison in 2009
Chinese authorities had sentenced three Tibetans including a father of two to varied prison terms five years ago in Sangchu…
Read MoreJoint Statement of World Organisation Against Torture and TCHRD on China
Speaking for itself and TCHRD, the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) read a joint statement (below) during the 25th session…
Read MoreQuestions abound as UNHRC adopts report on China’s Second UPR
On 20 March 2014, the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted the Report of the Working Group on the Universal…
Read MoreChina rejects UNHRC Report on North Korean Crimes Against Humanity
On 7 February 2014, the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) released a report regarding the human rights situation in…
Read MoreMonk calls for love and harmony to prevail in last note before self-immolation
A monk from Kirti Monastery has become the 128th Tibetan to carry out self-immolation protest against Chinese government’s repressive policies…
Read MoreCao Shunli’s death a huge blow to human rights movement in China
Chinese human rights activist Cao Shunli (曹顺利) died in a Chinese military hospital on 14 March 2014. Only her family…
Read MoreWhat Human Rights? Not even the Right to Bathe in Tibet!
In the movie 12 Years a Slave, which recently won the Academy Award for Best Picture, the cruelty and inhumanity…
Read MoreTCHRD calls on China to respect lawful rights of detained senior monk
The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy has received information concerning the status and treatment of Khenpo Kartse, also…
Read MoreChina announces unprecedented harsh measures to deter self-immolations in Tibet’s Dzoege County
In April 2013, the local government in Dzoege (Ch: Ru-ergai) County in Ngaba (Ch: Aba) Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture…
Read MoreObama could do more to make religious freedom a key objective of US foreign policy
On Thursday morning just before Max Baucus was confirmed by the US Senate to be the next US Ambassador to…
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