Dharamshala — "Since the second cycle of the Universal Periodic Review UPR of China in 2013, the human rights situation in the Tibetan areas of China has significantly worsened. This is true for both civil and political rights as well as for economic, social, and cultural rights of the Tibetan people," says a joint report submitted to the United Nations as part of the Universal Periodic Review of China.

Dharamshala — The Canada Tibet Committee held a workshop in partnership with the University of Ottawa’s Human Rights Research and Education Center on the implications that the Canada-China Free Trade Agreement might have on human rights in Tibet.

Dharamshala — Several UN members have raised their concerns over human rights violations in Tibet at the most recent 37th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council currently being held in Geneva, Switzerland.