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Little is reliably known about which individuals and institutions in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) are ultimately responsible for formulating and implementing government policy in Tibet. Instead, China’s complex and factionalized pow-er structures are almost entirely opaque on the question of Tibet, and the relevant government and Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials remain entirely […]

For centuries, Tibet – a vast high altitude plateau between China and India – remained remote from the rest of the world with a widely dispersed population of nomads, farmers, monks and traders. In 1949, following the foundation of the Chinese Communist state, the People’s Liberation Army invaded Tibet and soon overpowered its poorly equipped […]

Tibet was traditionally comprised of three main regions: Amdo (northeastern Tibet), Kham (eastern Tibet) and U-Tsang (central and western Tibet). The Tibet Autonomous Region was established by the Chinese government in 1965 and covers the area of Tibet west of the Yangtse River (Tibetan: Drichu), including part of Kham. The rest of Amdo and Kham […]

In this edition: New ICT report “Blue gold from the highest plateau: Tibet’s water and global climate change” published amid COP21 talks; Visit of EUSR for Human Rights to China & 34th EU-China Human Rights dialogue held in Beijing; Activities in the European Parliament; US Congressional delegation visit to China; UN activities: UPR of Nepal and China’s CAT Review; President Xi Jinping’s visit to the UK; Tibetan exiles participate in preliminary election for new leadership; Wave of solo peaceful protests in Ngaba: repression and further restrictions imposed (…)

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.

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.

A new report by the International Campaign for Tibet reveal that Tibet’s fragile environment, which is warming faster than anywhere else, is of critical global importance.

Press Release from the EEAS following the 34th round of the EU-China Dialogue on Human Rights, which was held in Beijing on 30 November and 1 December 2015.

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.

An exchange of views on the human rights situation in Tibet was held on 22 October in Brussels by the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights.