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Posts tagged with: human rights

UN Human Rights Experts alarmed by separation of 1 million Tibetan children from families and forced assimilation at residential schools

“Serious Concern” About China’s Assimilation Policies and Residential Schools in Tibet Today, UN human rights experts have expressed alarm about China’s residential schools in Tibet, which are part of a “large scale campaign [by the Chinese authorities] to assimilate Tibetan... Read More

UN Human Rights Experts Raise “Serious Concern” About China’s Assimilation Policies and Residential Schools in Tibet

78% of Tibetan students aged 6 to 18 separated from their families and forced into China’s colonial boarding school system in Tibet UN human rights experts have raised urgent concern about China’s residential schools in Tibet, which are part of... Read More

Tibet groups join with Hong Kong, Uyghur, Chinese and international NGOs to raise joint demands ahead of UN High Commissioner’s visit to China

High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet must ensure her announced UN visit is credible, unfettered and meaningful, and that it is preceded by the prompt release of the much-awaited UN report on serious violations in Xinjiang, the Uyghur region. 60 human rights... Read More

Athletes Wanted: Don’t Go To The Genocide Games

Dear Athletes, We know athletes are people of conscience, full of strong and positive ideals, and desires for freedom and human rights. And because of this we – a Tibetan, Uyghur, and Hongkonger – are calling on you to not... Read More

An open letter to: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, UN Member States

Global call for international human rights monitoring mechanisms on China An open letter to: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, UN Member States We, the undersigned organizations, join together to call for an international... Read More

Uncovering China’s Coronavirus Agenda | Live Online Briefing

Live Online Briefing: Uncovering China’s Coronavirus Agenda: Tibetans, Uyghurs, and Chinese activists speak up WHAT: On World Health Day, Tuesday 7 April 2020, a panel of Chinese, Tibetan, and Uyghur rights leaders joined by Chinese-focused human rights experts will conduct... Read More

Media Advisory |13 June 2019

Alphabet Inc. AGM |Drop Google Dragonfly TIBETAN, UYGHUR AND CHINESE ACTIVISTS URGE GOOGLE: “RESPECT HUMAN RIGHTS, DON’T DO CHINA’S DIRTY WORK” LIVE ONLINE BRIEFING CONCERNING GOOGLE DRAGONFLY – THE CENSORED CHINA SEARCH ENGINE – AND THE COMPANY’S COMPLICITY IN CHINA’S... Read More

Google: Where is your response to Tibetan, Uyghur and Chinese rights activists?

[London] In May 2019 a coalition of Tibetans, Uyghurs, Chinese and ethical consumer activists sent a fourth follow up letter to Google management raising strong and legitimate concerns about the companies search engine project, Dragonfly. The coalition say it “fail... Read More

Hong Kong: solidarity with anti-extradition law protesters

UPDATE 15 June: International Tibet Network welcomes the news that the Hong Kong government has “suspended” its plan to allow extraditions to Mainland China. On 15 June Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam made the announcement, saying “I feel deep... Read More

Global protests outside Google offices builds pressure on company executives to officially announce the closure of Project Dragonfly

Friday, 18 January 2019 Media release, for immediate use To mark Internet Freedom Day, Tibetans, Tibet supporters and corporate campaigners gathered outside multiple Google offices in 10 countries, across 5 continents, to call on the Google to scrap its controversial... Read More
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