Dissenting Voices: The State of Expression in Tibet
The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) has released a new report today in its Dissenting Voices series, documenting…
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Report reveals Chinese Transnational Repression spreading fear and disempowering exiled Tibetans
Much has been reported about the experiences of communities targeted by the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) transnational repression campaign, but little is known about the Tibetan experience. Until now, transnational repression against Tibetans has remained an under-acknowledged phenomenon – primarily due to its persistence, which seems to have normalised it in the lives of the victims.
The report titled ‘Chinese Transnational Repression of Tibetan Diaspora Communities’ released today by the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) is the first report of its kind to focus on the global transnational repression of Tibetans in a substantial manner.
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New Report on Tibetan Refugees in Nepal Reveals Alarming Expansion of Chinese Influence
In recent years, the growing Chinese influence in Nepal has been so extensive and thorough that many Tibetan refugees living in the Himalayan state have begun calling it “Second Tibet”, alluding to the fact that the level of restrictions they experience is second only to Tibet, which is known as one of the least-free places in the world, revealed a report released today by the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) in conjunction with the Seoul-based Asian Dignity Initiative (ADI).
The report titled ‘Languishing in Limbo: Tibetan Refugees in Nepal’ confirms previous findings that Nepal, once known for providing a safe haven for Tibetan refugees fleeing Chinese government repression, has become a highly unsafe and insecure place for Tibetan refugees to exercise basic human rights including freedom of religion, culture and expression.
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Sucked Our Marrow: Tibetan Language and Education Rights under Xi Jinping
The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) and Asian Dignity Initiative (ADI) released a joint report, “Sucked Our Marrow: Tibetan Language and Education Rights under Xi Jinping”, at a launch event held at the Tibet Museum in Dharamshala.
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Unsustainable Futures: China’s Eco-compensation Policy on Tibetan Grassland
A new report released today by TCHRD provides evidence that using the Tibetan Plateau to offset China’s carbon footprints has not translated into eco-compensation for rural Tibetan landholders for their provisioning of ecosystem services. China distorts the concept of payment for ecosystem services by dislocating Tibetan nomadic communities, and forcibly removing them off their lands.
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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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Call for comprehensive reform of treaty body system on 75th anniversary of United Nations
Today is the 75th anniversary of the United Nations when the UN charter went into effect in 1948. As we…
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New Report: Mass surveillance and censorship conceal widespread human rights violations in Tibet
China’s widespread and intrusive practices of mass surveillance and censorship have served as a perfect foil to continue perpetrating human rights violations with impunity in Tibet. Since 2008 when Tibetans held widespread protests calling for freedom and return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Chinese authorities have tightened control to ensure that such an event will never happen again. For years now, the Chinese Communist Party (‘Party’) authorities have enforced a model of social control that has proved highly successful in silencing Tibet and encouraging the rapid forced assimilation of Tibetans.
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Special Report: Barriers to Exercising Right to a Fair Trial in Tibet
The government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) claimed in a September 2019 white paper that it had “continuously…
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The United Nations Continuing ‘Search’ for Tibet’s Panchen Lama
By Ngawang Choephel Drakmargyapon* “If I die, I think two to three years, I think the Chinese may choose even…
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