Tenzin Nyidon
DHARAMSHALA, June 16: The European Union and the People’s Republic of China convened the 40th session of their Human Rights Dialogue on June 13 in Brussels, where the EU reiterated its deep concerns over the worsening human rights situation in China, with particular emphasis on the repression in Tibet.
The dialogue addressed a wide range of human rights issues, including ongoing restrictions on freedom of expression, religion and belief, peaceful assembly, and the right to equality and non-discrimination. The EU emphasized the need for transparency and accountability in China’s human rights practices, urging an end to arbitrary detention, enforced disappearances, torture, and ill-treatment.
Highlighting religious freedom, the EU reiterated its concerns that the selection of religious leaders must be carried out without s...





