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UN Committee Reprimands China on its Policies Towards Tibetans, Uyghurs, Human Rights Defenders, Civil Society and Hong Kong.

March 7, 2023: Experts from the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) released a long list of concerns on the cultural, linguistic and religious rights of Uyghurs and Tibetans; and ongoing threats against human rights defenders and independent civil society protecting and promoting rights in mainland China and in Hong Kong. The …

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UN Raises “Serious Concerns” About China’s Assimilation Policy in Tibet

January 13, 2023: Four UN Special Rapporteurs expressed “serious concern” over China’s “policy of acculturation and assimilation of the Tibetan culture” in a letter to Chinese Foreign Minister Wangy Yi dated November 11, 2022. The letter signed by Fernand de Varennes, Special Rapporteur on minority issues; Alexandra Xanthaki, Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural …

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Legislation To Solidify U.S. Position Regarding The Tibet-China Conflict Introduced in the US Senate

Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Chair of the US Congressional Executive Commission on China, along with Senators Todd Young (R-IN), and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) introduce bipartisan legislation on December 20 aimed at promoting a resolution to the ongoing Tibet-China conflict. The legislation reaffirms Tibetans’ right to self-determination as a people and clarifies that current …

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U.S. Representatives Jim McGovern, Michael McCaul Introduce Legislation Supporting the Tibetan People’s Right to Self-Determination and Countering Chinese Disinformation.

Washington, July 13, 2022: U.S. Representatives Jim McGovern (D-MA), Chairman of the House Rules Committee and Cochair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, and Michael McCaul (R-TX), Lead Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, introduced The Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Conflict Act. For More: https://mcgovern.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398897