Human Rights Update and Archives

2000

December: Monk beaten to death for independence posters [ read ]; Personal attendants of Sonam Phuntsok subjected to severe maltreatment [ read ]; Three minors testify on the educational drawbacks in Tibet [ read ]; Detained for freedom slogans [ read ]; Religious restrictions in Dhingri County [ read ]; Security Office in Sera Monastery [ read ]; China town on Tibetan area [ read ]; Hounded for independance leaflets [ read ]; Restrictions in Tsanag Village [ read ]; Three monks expelled from Lora Monastery [ read ]; TCHRD releases three new reports [ read ]; TCHRD members of the month [ read ]
November: Sholpa Dawa Dies in Prison [ read ]; Tragedy at the Nepal-Tibet border: A Tibetan paid with life to trek to freedom [ read ]; Tibetan farmer weighed down by taxation and other dues [ read ]; Ngawang Dolma: A voice behind bars [ read ]; TCHRD releases a new report on racism [ read ]; A Tibetan Student arrested for posting leaflets containing freedom songs [ read ]; Monks forced to submit written opposition to the Dalai Lama [ read ]; TCHRD branch staff back from official visit to Japan [ read ]; Human rights talk by Tenzin Chokey [ read ]; Forthcoming events [ read ]; TCHRD hosted US Congressional staff delegation [ read ]; TCHRD members of the month [ read ]
October: Testimony of a former political prisoner [ read ]; Restrictions in Gongkar County [ read ]; 'Work team' in Pashoe Monastery [ read ]; Tsurphu Monastery after Karmapa's defection [ read ]; Testimony of a former teacher [ read ]; Environmental damage and racial discrimination in mining area [ read ]; Nag Nunnery closed down by Chinese 'work team' [ read ]; Education talk and classes on human rights and democracy in three Tibetan schools [ read ]; TCHRD staff in Japan [ read ]; Signature Campaign [ read ]; TCHRD staff members attend Diplomacy Training Programme [ read ]; New TCHRD Members [ read ]; Seven years imprisonment in Drapchi [ read ]
September: Jigme Gyatso and Lodro Gyatso tortured in Drapchi Prison [ read ]; Deputy head detained under suspicion [ read ]; House arrest of Khenpo Jigme Phuntsok [ read ]; "Work team" in Raktsa Samten Phegyeling Monastery [ read ]; "Work team" in Shugang Monastery [ read ]; Solitary confinement and imprisonment for Posters [ read ]; Right to subsistence, education and birth control of Tibetan people [ read ]; ANNOUNCEMENT [ read ]; TCHRD organises Human Rights Week [ read ]; Conferences and visits [ read ]
August: Exile students forced to return to Tibet [ read ]; 29 Tibetan tour guides dismissed [ read ]; Less school, more fees [ read ]; Forceful withdrawal of juvenile monks and nuns [ read ]; A Village without school & hospital [ read ]; Statement by Mrs. Sonam Dekyi on her visit to Tibet to see her imprisoned son [ read ]; Eight years sentence for posters and protest [ read ]; Testimony of a political prisoner [ read ]; Monks expelled from Bon Monastery [ read ]; Press conference for Sonam Dekyi [ read ]; China opposes TCHRD's accreditation to the World Conference Against Racism [ read ]; New TCHRD publications [ read ]; Our staff attend Kalchakra at Spiti [ read ]; New staff at TCHRD [ read ]; Human rights talk at nunnery [ read ]
July: Stricter bans on religious practice in Tibet [ read ]; Mass expulsion in Lhasa's central cathedral [ read ]; Closure of A-Kyong Yarthang Monastery [ read ]; Political unrest in Sog County; 12 detentions [ read ]; Three arrests and three expulsions in Dozong Monastery [ read ]; Former ward of Gyatso School for Orphans reaches India [ read ]; Testimony of a former political prisoner [ read ]; A mother's perseverance pays off [ read ]; Farmers imprisoned for posters [ read ]; Appalling condition of Tibetan peasant [ read ]; A former political prisoner testifies [ read ]; A nun driven to insanity under brutal and inhuman torture [ read ]
June: "Patriotic Re-education" campaign results in one death and 25 arrests [ read ]; Canadian officials report worsening religious rights in Tibet [ read ]; Tibetan woman official recounts her experience [ read ]; Forceful evacuation in Gangchen Monastery [ read ]; Prison sentence doubled for nine monks in the aftermath of Kandze arrest [ read ]; Strict measures to enforce birth control [ read ]; Life in Drapchi Prison [ read ]; Patriotic education in Dechen Choekhorling Monastery [ read ]; Detention and arrest while attempting to escape [ read ]; A glimpse of a Chinese-administered school system [ read ]; Imprisoned for pro-independence protest [ read ]; ANNOUNCEMENT [ read ]
May: Tibetan Children and their rights [ read ]; Reting Monks Arrested [ read ]; Death, arrest and expulsion in Chamdo Monastery [ read ]; Birth control policy in Terda village [ read ]; Arrest of seven Tibetans [ read ]; Severe religious restrictions in Nyemo County [ read ]
April: Additional information on Drapchi Prison protest [ read ]; "Patriotic Re-education" continues in various religious institutions in Tibet [ read ]; Statement on the Chinese censure resolution at the United Nations [ read ]; Freedom smothered: Sentence extended [ read ]
March: Former Detainee Sheds Light on Arrests [ read ]; Drayab monk arrested for posters and documents [ read ]; Arrest of Pomda monks [ read ]; Tibetans rights stifled due to taxation, birthcontrol, discriminatory education and forced labour policies [ read ]; Compulsory Labour [ read ]; Rural taxations [ read ]; Confiscation of excess animals and restrictions of religious practices [ read ]; Restrictions in Gonlung Nunnery [ read ]; Musician faces coercion for patriotic songs [ read ]; A media worker flees Tibet [ read ]; Resentenced for financially assisting fellow prisoners [ read ]; Death of a religious scholar [ read ]
February: Karmapa's escape: fears surrounding safety of his parents and relatives [ read ]; New "reform through re-education" facility [ read ]; China's whitewash on human rights [ read ]; Six arrests and 49 expulsions in Rating Monastery [ read ]; Death from Chinese torture [ read ]; Arrests during Hong Kong handover [ read ]; Kyomolung monks" imprisonment [ read ]; US State Department condemns Chinese rule in Tibet [ read ]; Corruption bars access to higher education for promising Tibetan students [ read ]; Sonam Phuntsok released, new information on the demonstration [ read ]; Solitary confinement and increased sentence due to Drapchi incident [ read ]
January: Political prisoner dies in Drapchi [ read ]; Private Tibetan school closed, teachers arrested [ read ]; Testimony of a former political prisoner [ read ]; Testimony of a juvenile political prisoner [ read ]; Drapchi Protest Testimony [ read ]; Religious repression: 'patriotic re-education" continues [ read ]; Veteran independence activist serving 17 years [ read ]; Successful South India Workshop [ read ]