Author: Tibet Action Institute (Tibet Action Institute)

US calls on China to open Tibet for investigation
September 29, 2023January 11, 2024
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US calls on China to open Tibet for investigation

Item 4 General Debate Right of Reply to the People’s Republic of China As delivered by Deputy Permanent Representative Kelly Billingsley September 27, 2023 Original post: https://twitter.com/USAmbHRC/status/1707066575163887647 •Thank you, Mr. Vice President.  This Right of Reply is in response to the statement by the delegate from the People’s Republic of China. •The PRC suggests the...

New York Times Op-ed: The One Million Tibetan Children in China’s Boarding Schools
September 15, 2023January 25, 2024
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New York Times Op-ed: The One Million Tibetan Children in China’s Boarding Schools

By Gyal Lo Dr. Lo is an educational sociologist and a Tibetan activist based in Canada. Original link: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/15/opinion/the-one-million-tibetan-children-in-chinas-boarding-schools.html One day in late November 2016, back home in Tibet, I received a distressing call from my brother telling me I needed to check on his granddaughters. “Something very strange is happening,” he said. My young relatives,...

China Takes UN Ambassadors on Propaganda Tour of Tibet
September 4, 2023September 10, 2024
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China Takes UN Ambassadors on Propaganda Tour of Tibet

For Immediate Release September 4, 2023 Statement of Lhadon Tethong, Director of Tibet Action Institute, in response to the recent PRC Government-organized trip of UN Ambassadors to Tibet, August 28-September 2, 2023. Boston – The Chinese government organized a tour of Tibet from August 28-Sept 2 [1] for a group of Ambassadors to the UN...

UN envoys tour Tibet on China-organised trip amid rights scrutiny
September 4, 2023January 11, 2024
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UN envoys tour Tibet on China-organised trip amid rights scrutiny

Original link: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/un-envoys-tour-tibet-china-organised-trip-amid-rights-scrutiny-2023-09-01/ GENEVA/BEIJING, Sept 1 (Reuters) – A group of U.N. ambassadors are touring Tibet on a trip arranged by China, diplomats said, an apparent push by Beijing to counter mounting criticism of its human rights record ahead of a review by the global body in early 2024. Photos posted on the social media...

US Secretary Blinken Announces Action Against Colonial Boarding Schools in Tibet, Visa Restrictions on PRC Officials Tied to Assimilation of 1M Tibetan Children
August 22, 2023October 18, 2024
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US Secretary Blinken Announces Action Against Colonial Boarding Schools in Tibet, Visa Restrictions on PRC Officials Tied to Assimilation of 1M Tibetan Children

For Immediate Release August 22, 2023 Washington – Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced that the United States government will impose visa restrictions on Chinese officials “for their involvement in the forcible assimilation of more than one million Tibetan children in government-run boarding schools.” In a strongly worded statement [1], he condemned China’s “coercive policies...

Announcement of Visa Restrictions to Address Forced Assimilation in Tibet
August 22, 2023August 22, 2023
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Announcement of Visa Restrictions to Address Forced Assimilation in Tibet

Original Link: https://www.state.gov/announcement-of-visa-restrictions-to-address-forced-assimilation-in-tibet/ The State Department is taking steps to impose visa restrictions under the authority of Section 212(a)(3)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act on People’s Republic of China (PRC) officials for their involvement in the forcible assimilation of more than one million Tibetan children in government-run boarding schools.  These coercive policies seek to...

U.S. to Sanction Chinese Officials for Forcible Assimilation of Tibetans; State Department says Chinese boarding-school program deprives young Tibetans of their culture
August 22, 2023August 24, 2023
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U.S. to Sanction Chinese Officials for Forcible Assimilation of Tibetans; State Department says Chinese boarding-school program deprives young Tibetans of their culture

Photo: Kevin Frayer/Getty Images Original link: https://www.wsj.com/world/china/u-s-to-sanction-chinese-officials-for-forcible-assimilation-of-tibetans-c77aa1bf The U.S. State Department on Tuesday said it was taking action to punish Chinese officials in response to what it called the forcible assimilation of young Tibetans, broadening its assault on Beijing’s treatment of ethnic minorities. The State Department accused China of the forcible assimilation of more than...

HRC52 – Item 4: General Debate on Human Rights Situations that require the Council’s attention
June 29, 2023June 29, 2023
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HRC52 – Item 4: General Debate on Human Rights Situations that require the Council’s attention

UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 52nd Session (27 February to 4 April 2023) Item 4 Statement by H.E. Ms Anna JARDFELT Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Sweden on behalf of the European Union Geneva, 22 March 2023 – CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY – HRC52 Item 4 General Debate on Human Rights Situations that require the Council’s attention EU Statement...

House of Commons Committee Calls on Government of Canada to Push for an End to China’s Residential Schools in Tibet and Sanction Chinese Officials
June 22, 2023September 10, 2024
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House of Commons Committee Calls on Government of Canada to Push for an End to China’s Residential Schools in Tibet and Sanction Chinese Officials

For Immediate Release June 22, 2023 Ottawa – Canada’s parliamentary Subcommittee on International Human Rights of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development sounded the alarm on China’s residential boarding school system in Tibet on Friday, recommending the Government of Canada call on China to end the system, sanction Chinese officials responsible for...

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