Tibet, Cynical Sinicism and the Tragedy of Self-immolations
In a recent article, Barry Sautman ascribes recent self-immolations in Tibet to a few disgruntled monks at a single monastery. Their complaints, he says, reflect general social and economic issues rather than a genuine concern for the Tibetan people's political and religious rights. Sautman borrows liberally from China's tired propaganda book, which characterises all dissent from China's occupation of Tibet and the massive human rights abuses against its people in the past half century as the work of terrorists or 'splitists'. In this view, all dissent is instigated by the Dalai Lama and his 'clique', including suitably unidentified foreigners... Read More
Tibet's Stateless Nationals II: Tibetan Refugees in India
Tibet Justice Center has just released Tibet's Stateless Nationals II: Tibetan Refugees in
India, a comprehensive examination of the legal context that exile Tibetans, either born in
India or arriving from Tibet, face as they seek asylum.
While the report has been written for attorneys who may need to establish that, with few exceptions, India does not offer Tibetan refugees any formal legal status or rights comparable to those of Indian citizens, it has also been written in a style that is readily accessible to a general audience interested in understanding the history and current issues confronting Tibetan refugees living in India.
Read the full press release here. Download the full report here.
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