FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 23 October, 2024 In a historic move, 15 UN member states [1], including Australia, Canada, Japan, the UK, and the United States, delivered a groundbreaking joint statement at the UN General Assembly’s Third Committee [2] expressing serious concern about “credible reports detailing human rights abuses in Tibet.” China’s abuses in Tibet haven’t…

Dr. Yannick Lintz, President Musée Guimet 6 Pl. d’Iéna, 75116 Paris, France 23 October 2024 Dear Dr. Yannick Lintz We are a coalition of over 140 global Tibet-related organisations, representing the collective voice for the Tibetan people and their struggle for freedom. We are writing to you today to raise the important matter of how…

Dear Foreign Secretary, We write on behalf of UK-based Tibet groups and the thousands of Tibetan community members based in the UK ahead of your first crucial visit to China with a clear message: you must ensure human rights and Tibet remain at the top of the agenda for the UK government. Your meeting takes...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 6 September 2024 Thirteen UN human rights experts [1] have today made public their concerns about the construction of the Kamtok (Ch: Gangtuo) hydroelectric dam on the Drichu River (Ch: Cháng Jiāng / commonly known as Yangtze) in Tibet, warning of “dire and irreversible environmental and climate impacts” and “irreversible destruction of…

China Rejects Almost 70% of UN Member State Recommendations Urging for Justice and Accountability in Tibet 3 July 2024 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tibet campaigners have expressed deep concern following China’s rejection of almost 70% of the Tibet-specific recommendations put forward by governments aimed at improving human rights. In January 2024, 20 UN Member States used…

New global approach is needed to challenge China’s failed Tibet policies 11 June 2024 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  [LONDON] Ahead of the 2024 G7 Summit in Italy[1], Tibet campaigners from all seven countries deliver an urgent message to global leaders to ‘Unite for Tibet’, calling on them to jointly tackle China’s repressive occupation of Tibet…

In Chiang Rai, Thailand on 4-6 June 2024, 125 women leaders, Indigenous Peoples, community members, researchers, youth, legal experts, policymakers, and journalists from 18 countries gathered for the Asia Women and Rivers Congress. We, the women river guardians and stewards, raise our collective voices for our vital role in the protection of our mother rivers,…

To Honourable G7 Leaders,  Re: Urgent action against China’s crackdown in Tibet We, a coalition of over 146 Tibet-related rights groups and over 17,400 Tibet supporters, are writing to you ahead of the G7 Leaders Summit in Italy on 13-15 June 2024, urging you to take firm joint action concerning China’s relentless crackdown on Tibet…

Thirty-five years ago, the Chinese government turned weapons against their own people in Beijing. As the tanks rolled into the city, millions of ordinary residents ran into the streets, standing bravely in front of the soldiers. Yet, the young protestors who opposed corruption and stood for freedom were brutally gunned down by the same government…

BRIEFING ON THE CURRENT SITUATION IN DEGE COUNTY, EASTERN TIBET | APRIL 2024 In late February 2024, Chinese police beat and arrested hundreds of residents of Dege County, including monks from local monasteries, who have been protesting the construction of a large hydropower dam on the Drichu River in Kardze (Ch: Ganzi) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture,…