Briefing Paper on torture and ill-treatment in Tibet (2004)
This briefing paper has been compiled to assist the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture in his preparation for his June…
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TCHRD releases State of Education in Tibet – 2003
The Tibetan Centre for Human rights and Democracy (TCHRD) has for many years monitored and reported on the human rights…
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Dispossessed: Land and Housing Rights in Tibet
For many years human rights monitors have reported on China’s denial of political and civil freedoms rather than focusing on…
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Destruction of Serthar Institute: A Special Report
The summer and autumn of 2001 saw the dismantling of the leading centre for Buddhist scholarship and practice on the…
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Drapchi Prison: Tibet’s Most Dreaded Prison
The year 1998 marked the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Ironically, in Drapchi…
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Impoverishing Tibetans: China’s Flawed Economic Policy in Tibet
The recurrent theme, which appears in the official Chinese discourse on Tibet, is that of development and growth. Very often…
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Tales of Terror: Torture in Tibet
Torture against Tibetan political prisoners has been used as a method of repression since the Chinese occupied Tibet in the…
Read MoreBehind Bars: Prison Conditions in Tibet – 1998
There are many ways in which the human rights of Tibetans are violated. Initially, they are not given the opportunity…
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The next generation: the state of education in Tibet today
A report released by the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) today describes wide-spread and systematic violations by…
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