April, 2010

International Campaign for Tibet

The Tibet Brief is an ICT publication for policy-makers, providing concise information and perspectives on the political, economic and human rights situation in Tibet. In this edition:

• Meeting between President Obama and the Dalai Lama
• 10 March statement by the Dalai Lama
• Summary of recent protests in Eastern Tibet
• Polish NGO raises case of Panchen Lama at the UN
• Visit of the European Economic and Social Committee to Dharamsala
• National and European Parliamentary Initiatives on Tibet

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February, 2010

Envoys of HH the Dalai Lama

This ‘Note on the Memorandum on Genuine Autonomy for the Tibetan People’ is a Tibetan response to statements made by Chinese government officials on the content of the original ‘Memorandum on Genuine Autonomy for the Tibetan People’. The note was delivered to the Chinese Government by the envoys of His Holiness the Dalai Lama during the Ninth Round of the Sino-Tibetan Dialogue, February 2010.

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February, 2010

Office of the White House Press Secretary

“The President met this morning at the White House with His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama. The President stated his strong support for the preservation of Tibet’s unique religious, cultural and linguistic identity and the protection of human rights for Tibetans in the People’s Republic of China. The President commended the Dalai Lama’s “Middle Way” approach, his commitment to nonviolence and his pursuit of dialogue with the Chinese government. The President stressed that he has consistently encouraged both sides to engage in direct dialogue to resolve differences and was pleased to hear about the recent resumption of talks. The President and the Dalai Lama agreed on the importance of a positive and cooperative relationship between the United States and China.”

February, 2010

International Campaign for Tibet

The Tibet Brief is aimed at European policy-makers, providing concise information and perspectives on the political, economic and human rights situation in Tibet. In this edition:

• 9th round of Sino-Tibetan dialogue identifies elements to build upon
• Top-level meeting in Beijing sets strategy on Tibet
• President Obama to meet Dalai Lama
• China Jails Tibetan Filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen for 6 Years

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December, 2009

International Campaign for Tibet

The Tibet Brief is an ICT publication for policy-makers, providing concise information and perspectives on the political, economic and human rights situation in Tibet. In this edition:

• International parliamentarians call for debate on Tibetan environment at COP15
• Concerted parliamentary action outcome of Rome WPCT
• Update on the EU-China Human Rights Dialogue
• China hearing at EP Human Rights Sub-Committee
• European Parliament passes resolution on minority rights and use of death penalty in China

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November, 2009

International Campaign for Tibet

European Parliament resolution passed on 26 November 2009 calls for a moratorium on the use of the death penalty in China and expresses concern at the treatment of ethnic minorities before the law.

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November, 2009

International Campaign for Tibet

The Tibet Brief is an ICT publication for policy-makers, providing concise information and perspectives on the political, economic and human rights situation in Tibet. In this edition:

• Lhasa executions condemned by EU and UK
• World Parliamentarians’ Convention on Tibet in Rome, November
• Representative of EU’s Economic & Social Committee visits Dharamsala, India
• New ICT Report: “Like Gold that Fears no Fire: New Writing from Tibet”

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October, 2009

Presidency of the European Union

The European Union condemns the recent executions of two Tibetans, Mr Lobsang Gyaltsen and Mr Loyak.

On the basis of its principled opposition to the death penalty, the EU, on 8 May 2009, called for a commutation of the death sentences handed down by Lhasa Intermediate People’s Court to several Tibetans, among them Mr Lobsang Gyaltsen and Mr Loyak, following the Lhasa riots in March 2008.

October, 2009

US State Department

The US State Department has released its 2009 International Religious Freedom Report, in which it studies the situation in Tibet and states that: "During the reporting period, the level of religious repression in the TAR and other Tibetan areas remained high." The full report on China can be found here.

October, 2009

International Campaign for Tibet

The Tibet Brief is an ICT publication for policy-makers, providing concise information and perspectives on the political, economic and human rights situation in Tibet. In this edition:

1. China tightens screws on Tibet for October 1st 60th anniversary
2. President Obama sends delegation to meet Dalai Lama in Dharamsala
3. Bio of Maria Otero, the new US Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues
4. Tibetan filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen faces trial: new information on charges
5. Dalai Lama visits Taiwan to comfort typhoon victims

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September, 2009

Hague Centre for Strategic Studies

In June 2009, the Hague Centre for Strategic Studies convened a high-level roundtable on Water on the Tibetan Plateau: Ecological and Strategic Implications for the Region. This roundtable brought together water, environmental and security experts from Asia and Europe in the presence of the Dalai Lama. The report “Water on the Tibetan Plateau: Ecological and Strategic Implications for the Region” outlines and summarizes the discussions that were held at the roundtable session with the Dalai Lama.

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September, 2009

UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

The UN Committee on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD) has called on the Chinese authorities to “carefully consider the root causes” of the protests which erupted on the Tibetan Plateau in 2008. UN-CERD also expressed concern at “reports alleging the disproportionate use of force against ethnic Tibetans” and called for the “guaranteed humane treatment” of those arrested in connection with the protests.

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September, 2009

International Campaign for Tibet

The Memorandum on Genuine Autonomy for the Tibetan People, submitted by the envoys of the Dalai Lama to their Chinese counterparts at their request in November 2008, seeks to bring together “all the Tibetans currently living in designated Tibetan autonomous areas  within a single autonomous administrative unit”. This briefing paper explains the key points behind the proposal for a single administrative unit.

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August, 2009

US State Dept.

This report documents the US State Department's assesment of the current status of the dialogue process between envoys of the Dalai Lama and the Chinese government. The report to Congress is required by the 2002 Tibetan Policy Act.

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