Washington, D.C.— U.S. Representatives James P. McGovern and Young Kim unveiled a novel Congressional resolution on March 11, 2024, championing the protracted plight of the people of Tibet, whose fundamental human rights face incessant jeopardy at the hands of the government of China. The resolution commemorates the 65th anniversary of Uprising Day of Tibet, observed on March 10, 1959, and denounces the egregious human rights violations entwined with a pernicious hydroelectric dam initiative in Dege County, eastern Tibet.
Tibet uprising day in Sydney marks 65 years of Tibetan struggle against China's subjugation
On March 10th, Tibetans residing in the nearby suburbs of New South Wales, predominantly in Sydney, marked the 65th anniversary of the National Uprising Day against the Chinese occupation of Tibet and the ongoing cultural genocide within the region, with particular concerns for the recent wave of mass arrests in Dege County.
Tibet ranked as the least free country in the world: 2024 Freedom House report
Washington, D.C. – The latest "Freedom in the World 2024" report by Freedom House unveiled Tibet as the world's least free country, scoring 0 out of 100 on the Freedom index.
20 countries raised China's human rights violations at UN review of China's human rights record
Geneva — During China's fourth universal periodic review at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday, 20 countries from around the world, including the USA, UK, France, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Australia, Canada and Japan, highlighted China's serious human rights violations in Tibet. They called on China to respect human rights of Tibetans and abolish the Chinese boarding schools in Tibet, as well as allow unhindered access to UN special rapporteurs and independent experts to evaluate the persistent reports of violations of human rights in Tibet.
Tibet support groups call on China to release over 1,000 Tibetans detained in Dege County
Brussels – The 9th International Conference of Tibet Support Groups, held recently in Brussels, Belgium, and they called on Chinese government to release more than 1,000 Tibetans detained in Dege County, eastern Tibet, for peacefully protesting against the construction of a mega-dam in their region and the forced relocation of villages and monasteries. Tibet support groups also called for an end to all forced relocations of rural Tibetans and centuries-old Tibetan monasteries.
US lawmakers introduce legislation to protest human rights defenders worldwide
Washingtong – Representative James P. McGovern (MA-02), Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee and Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, and Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, introduced the Human Rights Defenders Protection Act of 2024—cosponsored in the U.S. House by Representatives Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Norma Torres (CA-35), Ilhan Omar (MN-05), and Jason Crow (CO-06). The legislation strongly reaffirms U.S. commitment to human rights defenders and enhances the government’s ability to protect advocates abroad who are threatened or attacked for peacefully defending human rights and democracy.
What happens in Tibet does not happen in a vacuum but concerns us all: US Special Coordinator for Tibetan issues
Dharamshala – Uzra Zeya, US Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues, spoke at a side event on human rights in China and Tibet on the eve of the fourth Universal Periodic Review of the People's Republic of China. She said: "Over the past four years of this review period, the People's Republic of China has consistently responded to diversity and dissent with fear, intolerance and repression. Nowhere is this more obvious than in Tibet, what is happening in Tibet is not happening in a vacuum, but concerns us all.”