Thematic Reports

Thematic Reports

TCHRD report documents crisis of maternal and child health in Tibet

On 4 March 2015 the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) released a special report on the right to health, entitled In the Shadow...

TCHRD releases two new publications on ‘village democracy’ and UN human rights instruments

Article 7 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) proclaims that ‘all are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination...

Gulags of Tibet

TCHRD’s special report, ‘Gulags of Tibet’ examines the history and evolution of RTL, analyzes the current RTL laws, in addition to examining how RTL...

Banned Expression

In his essay, Soul of Poetry, the influential Tibetan poet, Yidam Tsering (1933 - 2004), likened the poets to nightingales who sing through their...

TCHRD’s new report on ‘Ending Impunity: Crimes Against Humanity in Tibet’

The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy commemorates the 53rd anniversary of Tibetan Democracy Day, by releasing a report titled Ending Impunity: Crimes...

Dissenting Voices: TCHRD releases English translation of Ancestors’ Tomb

The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) is pleased to announce the release of Ancestors’ Tomb, a book written by a Tibetan...

Universal Periodic Review: Hold China accountable for its failed Tibet promises

The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) today released a new report, Universal Periodic Review and China's Human Rights Record in Tibet. ...

Resettlement is Displacement: A right-based perspective on the internally displaced in Tibet

The Tibetan people have been facing severe human rights violations at the hands of the Chinese government for over half a century. The Chinese...

Religious Repression in Tibet – 2012

The right to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion is a fundamental and universal right, first enshrined in Article 18 of the Universal Declaration...

THEMATIC REPORT Ancestor’s Tomb

One of the most notable corollaries of the 2008 protests in Tibet is the unprecedented surge in artistic expression and intellectual activism among young,...

‘Into Thin Air’: TCHRD releases report on enforced disappearances in Tibet

"This heinous practice is not permitted under any circumstances. No exceptional circumstances whatsoever may be invoked to justify an enforced disappearance." Jeremy Sarkin, UN Working...

Iron Hare 2011: Flames of Resistance

In 1998, the first self-immolation protest by a Tibetan took place in New Delhi, India, when Thupten Ngodup set himself on fire during a...