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Geneva – The International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) echoes criticism by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, regarding the human rights situation in Tibet. In his Global Update before the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva today, Türk expressed that he is “concerned about the impact of education policy and the restriction of freedom of expression and religion in the Tibet Autonomous Region.” Türk said he will continue to raise these issues in his ongoing discussions with the Chinese government. The High Commissioner’s Global Update, addresses global human rights situations, and in his approximately 20-minute statement, Türk lamented the devastating impact of war and violent conflicts worldwide.
ICT released the following statement on the Global update. “We welcome the explicit reference to Tibet in the UN High Commissioner’s statement. This is especially important because his predecessor, Michelle Bachelet, didn’t reference the deeply troubling situation in ...
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