The following statement was read by Amnesty International at the UN Human Rights Council on the afternoon of 25 March 2008. Mr. President, Amnesty International is deeply concerned at human rights violations during recent events in the Autonomous Region of…
You are probably reading in horror about the events in Tibet we feel we have no control over. But sometimes there is a window when we have real power to play an active role in stopping human rights abuses overseas….
Those who are on mailing lists of Tibetan activist or support groups should be especially vigilant, and the usual advice of not opening e-mails or attachments that you are not expecting, or that come from unusual sources, applies.
Press Release: Dharamsala, 18 March, 2008: I would like to take this opportunity to express my deep gratitude to world leaders and the international community for their concern over the recent sad turn of events in Tibet and for their…
Australian Greens Leader Bob Brown’s motion on Tibet passed through the Senate today without dissent. “The Tibetans have a right to self-determination,” Senator Brown said. “I call on the Rudd government to take some reasonable action against the repression by…