Nepal: Abuses Against Tibetans Protesting China’s Tibet Crackdown

24 Jul

Posted by Otto in Human Rights

China Leans on Nepal to Stifle Demonstrations
The government of Nepal, under pressure from China, has arbitrarily arrested hundreds of Tibetans and restricted their right to demonstrate against the March 2008 crackdown in Tibet, Human Rights Watch said in a new report today. Human Rights Watch called on Nepal to respect Tibetans’ rights to free expression and assembly, and for China to end its pressure campaign against Nepal.
Link to HRW

One Response

kim

July 25th, 2008 at 6:39 am
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Chinese authorities must let UN human rights experts and independent observers into Tibet so they can investigate the human rights situation. If they have nothing to hide then why not?

I also think they have to immediately release any Tibetans detained for taking part in a peaceful protest, like ones in support for the Dalai Lama or the independence of Tibet.

Check out what Amnesty International is doing – http://uncensor.com.au/

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