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In this edition: ICT holds High-Level Roundtable on Counter-Terrorism in China; Beijing Bars German Parliament Human Rights Committee Chairman from China because of Tibet-related Events and Articles; His Holiness the Dalai Lama Meets President Obama in Washington DC; Composition of the New Tibetan Government in Exile Announced; ICT Highlights China’s Repressive Policies and “Security Architecture” in Tibet at UN Human Rights Council 32nd Session; Tibetan Protest Leaders Hospitalised as Chinese Police Suppress Demonstrations against Mining Project in Amchok (…)

EU Statement at the 32th Session of the United Nations Human Rights CouncilItem 4 – Human Rights situation that require the Council’s attention22 June 2016 (…) In China, the on-going detention and harassment of human rights defenders, lawyers, journalists and labour rights defenders and their families remains a major concern. Individuals detained for seeking to […]

At the ongoing session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva (32nd Session), ICT once again highlighted issues pertaining to China’s repressive policies in Tibet.

Following the adoption of a highly controversial law on counter-terror in China at the end of last year, the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) held a high-level roundtable discussion on the issue on 7 June 2016 in the Clingendael Institute in The Hague.

President Barack Obama met with the Dalai Lama this morning (June 15, 2016), marking the fourth time the two Nobel Peace Prize Laureates have met at the White House since Obama took office.

This op-ed by Kai Müller, Executive Director of the International Campaign for Tibet in Germany, explains how China’s attempts to export its censorship and authoritarianism raise serious questions for all European countries.

Following the adoption of the highly controversial Law on the Management of Foreign Non-Government Organizations Activities in China (also known as the NGO Law) on 28 April 2016, several EU actors and Members States have issued statement expressing concern and criticizing the legistlation.

Czech President Milos Zeman recently labelled pro-Tibet protestors “mentally ill” during a visit of the Chinese President to the Czech Republic. What does this say about Zeman and Czech society?

In this edition: Golog Jigme, leading human rights defender, briefs European Parliament and high-level officials in Brussels; Unprecedented diplomatic action on China’s human rights record at the 31st Session of the Human Rights Council; Xi Jinping’s visit to Czech Republic sparks protests; Exiled Tibetans vote to elect their political leader and Parliamentarians; Two new self-immolations in February 2016 (…)

Tibetan Buddhist monk and former political prisoner Golog Jigme testified to the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights in March 2016 about his torture and imprisonment in Tibet and the need for the EU to challenge China’s oppressive policies.