EU Statement at UNHRC31: Human Rights situation that require the Council’s attention
EU Statement at the 31th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council on 15 March 2016.
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Historic joint statement at the UN Human Rights Council condemns China’s human rights record
The United States and 11 other countries including 7 EU Member States have issued an historic joint statement condemning China’s human rights record at the 31st session of the UN Human Rights Council on Thursday 10 March.
International Campaign for Tibet welcomes concern by US, EU, Germany, Japan and Canada on sweeping new security laws in China
The International Campaign for Tibet welcomed reports about concerns voiced by the United States, the EU, Germany, Japan and Canada with regard to sweeping new and planned security laws in the People’s Republic of China.
Thousands of Tibetans gather across Tibet to mark prayer festival; lockdown of TAR to foreign tourists
Last week, Tibetans across Tibet marked the last day of an important religious festival, gathering in the thousands at monasteries despite the deployment of large numbers of uniformed and plainclothes paramilitary police. Meanwhile, the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) closes to foreigners until the end of March, an annual lockdown coinciding with the March 10 anniversary of the Tibetan Uprising in 1959.
Tightening of an invisible net: new security measures in eastern Tibet heighten surveillance, control
New systematic and long-term security measures are being rolled out in the eastern Tibetan areas of Kham and Amdo as part of an intensified control agenda set at the highest levels in Beijing and in line with a ‘counter-terror’ campaign.
Hotel restaurant closed down by authorities after staff threatened with fine for speaking Tibetan
Following an outcry on social media, the local authorities in Rebkong (Chinese: Tongren), Tibet, have closed down a Chinese hotel after management threatened staff with a large fine if they spoke Tibetan.
China’s first counter-terror law and its implications for Tibet
China has passed its first counter-terror law, rejecting concerns from international governments that draconian measures in the name of national security are being used to crack down on Tibetans, Uyghurs and Chinese civil society and to undermine religious freedom.
European Parliament report on EU-China relations deplores deteriorating human rights situation in Tibet and China
Brussels, 18 December 2015 – A major debate in the European Parliament on Tuesday (December 15) was followed by the adoption of a report by more than 500 MEPs expressing serious concern on human rights in Tibet and China.
U.N. Committee against Torture calls China to account for ‘deeply entrenched’ torture and ill-treatment
The U.N. Committee against Torture has condemned China’s record of maltreatment in an unusually long and detailed report that raises serious questions about the way the Chinese Party state operates.
EU Special Representative for Human Rights visits China
Press Release from the EEAS following the visit of the EU Special Representative for Human Rights Stavros Lambrinidis to China from 9-14 November 2015.