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New report calls for investigation into acts of crimes against humanity in Tibet’s Driru County

Dharamsala, India – A new report published today by the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) argues that Chinese authorities committed egregious human rights abuses that amount to crimes against humanity in Driru County, one of the most tightly-controlled areas in Tibet. The report titled ‘If Gyalmo Ngulchu Could Feel: Crimes Against Humanity in Driru’ details widespread and systematic human rights violations committed...

2024 Annual Report on the Human Rights Situation in Tibet

The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) presents the “2024 Annual Report on the Human Rights Situation in Tibet” in three languages including Tibetan, English, and Chinese-highlighting the grave state of human rights in Tibet under Chinese occupation in 2024. Despite growing international attention to the human rights situation in Tibet, the struggle for fundamental rights and freedoms of Tibetans persists with...

TCHRD Conducts Series of Child Rights Awareness Campaigns for Tibetan Youth in Nepal and India

The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) recently concluded its Child Rights awareness campaign, engaging thousands of Tibetan students across India and...

FULL-TIME JOB VACANCY AT TCHRD: ENGLISH RESEARCHER

The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) is looking for an English Researcher at its office at Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, India. The centre invites applicants with excellent research and analytical skills, excellent English language proficiency, and working knowledge of Tibetan.

China subjects Tibetan detainees to ‘re-education’ and tightens restrictions on social media after destroying Buddha statues in Drango

The heightened restrictions on social media platforms such as WeChat have caused a chilling effect on online activities of local Tibetans as they fear communicating their concerns about the ongoing crackdown with Tibetans living outside Tibet. 

China must publicly disclose truth about Tibet’s disappeared Panchen Lama

On the 25th anniversary of the enforced disappearance of the 11th Panchen Lama Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy...

Chinese government destroys evidence of Tibetan woman’s self-immolation

Chinese authorities have destroyed photographic and video evidence of a self-immolation protest staged by a 50-year-old Tibetan woman in Dzoege (Chinese: Ru’ergai) County located...

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 economic issues. In return,...