BRIEF: Increased Human Rights Violations in Tibet

DHARAMSALA, India – The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) released its annual report, finding that the year 2007 saw repression worsen. The report accuses China of human rights violations in Tibet, particularly related to the freedom of expression, association, and religion. Cases of arbitrary arrests and imprisonments increased almost three times compared to 2006.

Within Tibet, there was hope that human rights violations would decrease in 2007, with China under international scrutiny ahead of the Beijing Olympics. As arbitrary arrests, unfair trials, torture and execution continue, there is “a clear indication of the human rights situation worsening in Tibet.”

For more information, please see:

Thaindian News – Chinese human rights violations continuing: Exiled Tibetans – 24 January 2008

Pahyul – Year 2007 sees repression worsening in Tibet: Report – 22 January 2008

Author: Impunity Watch Archive