Tibetan activist writer released after four years in prison
“I hate lies and intrigues. The purpose of my life is to secure truth and justice” – Gyitsang Takmig Tibetan…
Read MoreTCHRD highlights Tibetan human rights issues at UN
The director of the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD), Ms. Tsering Tsomo, attended the 27th session of…
Read MoreTorture, Tibet and the PLA Brawl
On 24 August, 40 Chinese paramilitary trainees were hospitalized in what is being described as a brawl between the drill…
Read MoreFIRST-CUT SCREENING OF ‘THROUGH FLESH AND BONES’ : TCHRD Observes International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
Today, 26 June 2014, the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) joins the international community in commemorating the…
Read MoreTibetan political prisoner on ‘medical parole’ dies of torture injuries
A Tibetan political prisoner released on ‘medical parole’ before the completion of his sentence has died after succumbing to torture…
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 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 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 MoreUN Expert Group must consider deaths caused by detention in Tibet
On 28 January 2014 the Intergovernmental Expert Group on the Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners will meet…
Read MoreDeath in detention: Monk exposes China’s failure to protect Tibetans’ right to life
Nyima Dakpa Kyeri was a monk at Tawu Nyitso Monastery in Kardze (Ch: Ganzi) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province.…
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