EU Statement at UNHRC49: Human Rights situation that require the Council’s attention
EU Statement at the 49th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council – 21 March 2022
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・ European UnionNews
EU Statement at the 49th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council – 21 March 2022
・ A group of NGOsNews
Ahead of the virtual EU-China Summit, due to take place on 1 April, a group of NGO including ICT has written to EU leaders to share their concerns and recommendations.
・ International Campaign for Tibet, FIDH and World Uyghur CongressNews
In a joint letter published today, three NGOs including ICT called on the EU to extend its list of human rights sanctions to Chinese officials responsible for serious human rights violations in the Tibet and Uyghur regions.
・ International Campaign for TibetNews
On the eve of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, a group of members of the European and national parliaments have urged the European Union to impose a diplomatic boycott of the Games to denounce China’s human rights record.
・ International Campaign for TibetNews
Ahead of the European Council Summit of 16 December 2021, over 250 non-governmental organizations, including the International Campaign for Tibet, have called for a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing.
・ International Campaign for TibetNews
After France and the Netherlands, Tibetan activist and filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen, who spent 6 years in jail for his film “Leaving Fear Behind”, has continued his European advocacy tour with a three-day visit in Belgium this week.
・ International Campaign for TibetNews
The European Parliament adopted today a report on a new EU-China Strategy that expresses concerns about reports of coercive labor programs in Tibet, calls for free access to Tibetan areas for diplomats and journalists, and criticizes China’s control of the selection of religious leaders.
・ International Campaign for TibetNews
The European Parliament adopted today a resolution that calls on the European Union and its member states to decline invitations to attend the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics unless “the Chinese Government demonstrates a verifiable improvement in the human rights situation.
・ International Campaign for TibetNews
In a joint declaration following their summit held today in Brussels, the European Union and the United States have underlined their shared concerns about China’s human rights violations, including in Tibet.
・ Vincent MettenOpinion
Tibetan democracy in exile needs support because it faces numerous challenges in extremely difficult conditions, and the European Union should support it, writes ICT’s EU Policy Director Vincent Metten in this blog post.
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