Human Rights Day: Campaign to Free Tibetan Political Prisoners
On the occasion of International Human Rights Day, the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) calls on the…
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The search for Tibet’s disappeared Panchen Lama: Tibetan translation released on the eve of Human Rights Day
The Tibetan translation of a major report, ‘The United Nations Continuing ‘Search’ for Tibet’s Panchen Lama’, on the enforced disappearance…
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China: Stop harassing and detaining Tibetan civil society leaders
Tibetan woman Tsering Tso detained and intimidated for ‘illegal’ WeChat posts The Tibetan…
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16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence in Tibetan community
A Tibetan mother of two, who was also a popular social media personality, died at the hands of her ex-husband on 30 September because she had refused to return to her abusive marriage. Lhamo, 30, was stabbed and then set on fire by the ex-husband on 14 September while she was live streaming from her home. The horrifying attack on Lhamo on the Chinese video app Douyin triggered a wave of outrage among Chinese netizens, who condemned the crime and demanded that Chinese authorities be held accountable for failing to prevent domestic violence. Despite government censorship, there were vociferous calls advocating for better laws and support systems for domestic abuse victims.
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China: Release Tibetan singer Lhundrub Drakpa from arbitrary detention
Chinese authorities must release from detention a popular Tibetan singer unjustly sentenced for peacefully expressing dissent against Chinese rule, the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) said today. Lhundrub Drakpa, 36, was sentenced to six years in prison for performing a song that criticised repressive government policies in Driru (Ch: Biru) County, Nagchu City/Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), in the Tibetan province of Kham.
Read MoreTibetan Singer Sentenced to Six Years in Prison in Driru: China Committing ‘Crimes against Humanity’ in Tibet
Chinese authorities have sentenced a popular Tibetan singer, Lhundrub Drakpa, to six years in prison for performing a song that…
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Call for comprehensive reform of treaty body system on 75th anniversary of United Nations
Today is the 75th anniversary of the United Nations when the UN charter went into effect in 1948. As we…
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Prominent Tibetan political prisoner Tsegon Gyal undergoes surgery shortly after release from prison
The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) is deeply concerned over the health condition of Tsegon Gyal, a prominent Tibetan political prisoner who was released last December after completing a three-year prison term at Dongchuan prison (西宁市东川监狱) in Xining, Qinghai Province, in the Tibetan province of Amdo.
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New Report: Mass surveillance and censorship conceal widespread human rights violations in Tibet
China’s widespread and intrusive practices of mass surveillance and censorship have served as a perfect foil to continue perpetrating human rights violations with impunity in Tibet. Since 2008 when Tibetans held widespread protests calling for freedom and return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Chinese authorities have tightened control to ensure that such an event will never happen again. For years now, the Chinese Communist Party (‘Party’) authorities have enforced a model of social control that has proved highly successful in silencing Tibet and encouraging the rapid forced assimilation of Tibetans.
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China imprisons two Tibetans on ‘state subversion’ charges for Dalai Lama song
The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) has been informed by reliable sources that two Tibetans had been…
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