Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy

Ms. Phurbu Dolma, Legal Officer at Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy, delivered an oral statement at the 61st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council on 11 March 2026, calling for due process guarantees for Tibetan detainees in Tibet.

Yalkun Uluyol, China researcher @hrw said: “Many of the policy directives proposed in the new law already exist in practice in Xinjiang, Tibet, or Inner Mongolia. It is a blatant move by Beijing to legalise forced assimilation and political control.” theguardian.com/world/2026/mar…

Read the full statement here: bit.ly/40rgfLm

Ms. Phurbu Dolma, Legal Officer at Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy, delivered an oral statement at the 61st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council on 11 March 2026, calling for due process guarantees for Tibetan detainees in Tibet.

On #IWD2026, TCHRD & Women's Empowerment Desk, CTA hosted an open Book Reading Circle on Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez & Fragment by Nyima Tso at Dharamshala, sparking conversations on equity & women's empowerment.

#China’s new “ethnic unity” law, to be passed this week, will accelerate the attempted forced assimilation of the country’s ethnic minorities into the dominant Han culture, according to academics and human rights groups. A piece by me: CLICK LINK TO READ bbc.com/news/articles/…

On March 10, anniversary of 1959 Lhasa Uprising, Chinese govt would be on high alert, but few Tibetans would dare to mark the occasion as the cost is too high. "World leaders should use this moment to challenge China’s enforced silence surrounding Tibet": hrw.org/news/2026/03/0…

Tibetan writer #ThubtenLodroe, AKA #Sabuchey has spent over 4 years in prison for his writings on culture and society in #Tibet. He should be released immediately and the PRC officials who abused him and others on custody should be held accountable. Learn more about Thubten Lodroe➡️ bit.ly/4dbyT16

On the 26th anniversary of International Mother Language Day, we honor linguistic diversity and the right to preserve one’s mother tongue. #InternationalMotherLanguageDay

A-nya Sengdra, a Tibetan anti-corruption activist, was released on 7 Feb after 7+ years in prison but is in poor health and reportedly denied adequate medical care. Read the full news here: bit.ly/4reEEzb

Tibetan artist Tsukte (Asang) was released on 25 Jan 2026 after nearly 6 months in detention in Ngaba. Despite his release, he faces heavy surveillance and censorship. Read the full news here: bit.ly/4rfZT3k

UN experts warn that Tibetans face state imposed forced labour & coercive relocation across China. Between 2000-2025, ~650,000 Tibetans were affected by labour transfers. Since 2000, 3.36M impacted by sedentarisation policies, acts that may amount to forcible transfer.

据称罗松龙日被失踪与他收留一名的昌都高僧有关，该僧从印度回乡后…被当局针对，致被逐出原寺，逃到玉树巴干寺后自然去世。 当局将矛头指向庇护这名高僧的罗松龙日，指称他“为涉外僧人提供协助”并“向国外汇款”。他不仅是玉树州政协副主席，青海省佛教协会副会长，还是青海师范大学的优秀硕士毕业生……

Chinese authorities have reportedly detained Tibetan lama Lobsang Lungrik, head of Ba Gön Monastery in Qinghai. Missing since Dec 2024, his whereabouts remain unknown. Read the news here: bit.ly/49V96XZ

🚨CPJ’s 2025 Prison Census found China, Myanmar, and Israel are the world’s three top jailers of journalists in connection to their work. At least 330 journalists were behind bars globally on December 1, 2025, reflecting growing authoritarianism and escalating numbers of armed conflicts worldwide. Read CPJ’s #2025PrisonCensus: cpj.org/?p=553128 #JournalismIsNotACrime #PressFreedom

Kamile Wayit, a Uyghur university student, was sentenced to three years in prison under charge of “promoting extremism” simply for posting a video about the “White Paper Movement” on Chinese social media. She was released on 28 December upon completing her sentence. She should have never been imprisoned for exercising her rights. Her release should mark the end of her unjust ordeal. We call on the authorities to grant her full freedom, including the right to travel freely and return to her studies without restriction. Amnesty International sincerely thanks every supporter who took part in signing the petition and speaking out in support of Kamile ✊

A Chengdu lantern release message reads“May our far-away brother (@DalaiLama) be blessed with long life and good health” went viral on Douyin, showing how Tibetans use coded language to express devotion under censorship.

1月5日是 #阿亚桑扎 55岁生日🎂 他本应于2025年9月3日刑满，但据西藏之声报道，刑期被延长，原因不详。 cn.vot.org/2025/08/28/%e8… 2025年10月3日，七位联合国特别程序专家曾致函中国政府，关切阿亚桑扎被单独关押、刑期被任意延长、健康状况严重恶化、监狱拒绝提供医疗护理。 spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/…

Behind every TCHRD report this year was a Tibetan life disrupted, monks detained for faith, educators punished for preserving language, writers silenced, communities targeted for defending their land. None were violent crimes. Yet all were treated as crimes.

Behind every TCHRD report this year was a Tibetan life disrupted, monks detained for faith, educators punished for preserving language, writers silenced, communities targeted for defending their land. None were violent crimes. Yet all were treated as crimes.

U.S. tech enabled China’s surveillance empire. Now Tibetan refugees in Nepal are paying the price as thousands of CCTV cameras from China monitor their every move. This intense surveillance has stifled the once-vibrant Free Tibet movement that had resonated around the world.