Two Tibetan girls were raped by five Chinese and Tibetan policemen after they were caught trying to escape across the border into Nepal. The girls, both in their late teens, were arrested in the Tibetan border town of Burang (Pulan in Chinese) late last year. One of the girls, a…
On 24th June 1997 an Email posting to the TSG movement under the heading of LEGAL BREAKTHROUGH FOR TIBET by Mrs. Claudia Johnston of Canada. According to Mrs. Johnston she has been working on the Tibet file for last three years and she would like to share her finding with…
Commission du développement durable constituée en Comité préparatoire du Sommet mondial pour le développement durable Troisième session 25 mars-5 avril 2002 Point 1 de l’ordre du jour provisoire** Adoption de l’ordre du jour et autres questions d’organisation Lettre datée du 25 mars 2002, adressée au Secrétaire général par le Représentant…
8.1. International Law The PRC ratified the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women67 (CEDAW) on 4 November 1996 and, as such, are bound by its provisions. Article 1 defines “discrimination against women” as meaning: … any distinction, exclusion or restriction made on the basis of…
On December 10, 1948 the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted and proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. After 60 years from the Declaration this Forum aims to promote a wide debate on its application all over the world and the role of national governments and international organizations…
UNITED NATIONS (May 3, 1996) – The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) on Friday barred three non-governmental organizations opposed by China from attending a U.N. conference on the problems of cities, to be held in Turkey next month. By a vote of 21 to 15 with 16 abstentions, ECOSOC rejected…
Storia e sviluppi della Dichiarazione Documento storico, molto importante, prodotto sull’onda dell’indignazione per le atrocità commesse nella seconda guerra mondiale, la Dichiarazione fa parte dei documenti di base delle Nazioni Unite insieme al suo Statuto steso nel 1945. In quanto Dichiarazione di principi dell’Assemblea generale, la Dichiarazione universale dei diritti…
State of China?s Human Rights: 2008 Report from Amnesty International (excerpt) China Chapter of State of World’s Human Rights, Amnesty International, May. 28, 2008 Growing numbers of human rights activists were imprisoned, put under house arrest or surveillance, or harassed. Repression of minority groups, including Tibetans, Uighurs and Mongolians, continued….
ADVANCED UNEDITED VERSION CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS SUBMITTED BY STATES PARTIES UNDER ARTICLE 19 OF THE CONVENTION Concluding observations of the Committee against Torture CHINA The Committee considered the fourth periodic report of China (CAT/C/CHN/4) at its 844th and 846th meetings, held on 7 and 10 November 2008 (CAT/C/SR.844 and CAT/C/SR.846),…
64 Falun Gong Deaths from Torture in China Reported in Three Months Labor Camps Routinely Release Practitioners on the Brink of Death to Avoid Responsibility; Most Die Days after Release NEW YORK (FDI) – Between November 2003 and January 2004, reliable sources in China reported details on 64 Falun Gong…