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As in previous years, the State Department’s 2024 Country Report on Human Rights Practices for Tibet confirms ongoing and serious human rights abuses against the Tibetan people, including disappearances, torture, arbitrary arrest, and restrictions on religious freedom. Alarmingly, however, this report lacks the deep substance of past years.
The report, which was released on August 12, 2025, is more notable for what it does not include – and for underscoring the importance of Radio Free Asia (RFA) as one of the few media organizations able to report on human rights abuses in Tibet. The International Campaign for Tibet continues to urge the Trump Administration to reinstate funding for these critical organizations.
Reduced scopeThe 2024 report is less than half the length of the 2023 report and omits numerous important sections. The 2023 version reports serious government corruption in Tibet under Chinese rule, while the word ‘corruption’ does not appear in th...
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