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  2. Human rights in Tibet - Wikipedia

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    Human rights in Tibet has been a subject of intense international scrutiny and debate, particularly since the annexation of Tibet by the People's Republic of China. Before the 1950s, Tibet's social structure was marked by inequality and described as a caste-like system or, controversially, as serfdom. Severe punishments, including permanent ...

  3. Serfdom in Tibet controversy - Wikipedia

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    One of the central points of contention in the debate about labour and human rights in the historical region of Tibet before and after its incorporation into the modern state of the People's Republic of China is the very definition of Tibet and serfdom itself, with some scholars claiming that the debate is framed around Eurocentric, Sinocentric and anachronistic ideas about statehood and ...

  4. List of United Nations resolutions concerning Tibet - Wikipedia

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    Concerning the question of Tibet, the United Nations General Assembly passed three resolutions in 1959, 1961, and 1965. In all three resolutions, the United Nations called for the respect of the Tibetan people's human rights, freedoms and cultural heritage, citing the principles set out in the Charter of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

  5. UN rights chief says China committing violations in Xinjiang ...

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    U.N. human rights chief Volker Turk on Monday called on China to implement recommendations to amend laws that violate fundamental rights, including in the Xinjiang and Tibet regions. Rights groups ...

  6. UN envoys tour Tibet on China-organised trip amid rights scrutiny

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    A group of U.N. ambassadors are touring Tibet on a trip arranged by China, diplomats said, an apparent push by Beijing to counter mounting criticism of its human rights record ahead of a review by ...

  7. Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy - Wikipedia

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    The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) is a Tibetan non-governmental nonprofit human rights organization. The TCHRD investigates and reports on human rights issues in Tibet and among Tibetan minorities throughout China. [1] [2] It is the first Tibetan non-governmental human rights organization to be established in exile in India.

  8. Protests and uprisings in Tibet since 1950 - Wikipedia

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    [24] The UN General Assembly responded by passing three resolutions in the first half of the decade calling for "respect for the fundamental human rights of the Tibetan people and for their distinctive cultural and religious life" and recognising the right of the Tibetan people to self-determination. [24] The US responded differently.

  9. China takes steps against Canada institutions, individuals ...

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    BEIJING (Reuters) -China said on Sunday it was taking countermeasures against two Canadian institutions and 20 people involved in human rights issues concerning the Uyghurs and Tibet. The measures ...