Tenzin Nyidon
DHARAMSHALA, Feb. 24: A coalition of over 140 Tibet advocacy groups, supported by more than 350,000 individuals has called on the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR), Volker Türk to launch an immediate investigation into China’s colonial boarding school system in Tibet. Rights groups warn that nearly one million Tibetan children are forcibly enrolled in these institutions, where they face cultural erasure and assimilation into Han Chinese society
The coalition submitted a joint letter on February 14, urging Türk to publicly condemn China’s policies targeting Tibetan language, culture, and identity. The petition campaign coincides with the 58th Session of the UN Human Rights C...





