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March 10 Speech – how you can support Tibet

Filed in Featured Article by on March 18, 2014
March 10 Speech – how you can support Tibet

TJC’s Executive Director, Iona Liddell, was honoured to be asked by a coalition of Tibet groups, including the Tibetan Community in Britain, to give a speech at the March 10 Uprising Day demonstration in London on what non-Tibetans can do to support the Tibetan struggle. Full text is below: Speech for Tibetan Uprising Day “My […]

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Spanish judge issues arrest warrants for China’s former President, Prime Minister

Filed in Legal news, Uncategorized, Universal jurisdiction by on February 13, 2014
Spanish judge issues arrest warrants for China’s former President, Prime Minister

By Al Goodman, CNN February 12, 2014 — Updated 0924 GMT (1724 HKT) Madrid (CNN) — A Spanish judge issued international arrest warrants Monday for China’s former President Jiang Zemin and former Prime Minister Li Peng for alleged genocide against the people of Tibet, Spain’s National Court in Madrid said. The warrants against them and […]

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Sign this petition asking Spain’s PM to stand up for the rule of law!

Filed in Universal jurisdiction by on February 3, 2014
Sign this petition asking Spain’s PM to stand up for the rule of law!

Tibet’s strongest bid for justice – an international legal case against prominent Chinese leaders – is at real risk of being thwarted by the Chinese Government through political pressure. Please sign this petition to keep the case safe: http://bit.ly/TJC_SpanishTibetCase The case is in the Spanish High Court, and accuses Chinese leaders – including recent ex-President […]

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Spain forces an express reform to prevent arrest of Chinese leaders for Tibet

Filed in Legal news, Universal jurisdiction by on February 3, 2014
Spain forces an express reform to prevent arrest of Chinese leaders for Tibet

El País, 23rd January 2014 (Front Cover story) SPAIN FORCES AN EXPRESS REFORM TO DROP THE LAWSUIT AGAINST CHINESE LEADERSHIP* THE POPULAR PARTY (PP) PRESENTS A BILL LIMITING UNIVERSAL JURISDICTION MADRID WISHES TO AVOID CONFLICT CAUSED BY AN INVESTIGATION INTO GENOCID *Translation by the Comité de Apoyo al Tíbet (CAT). Original Spanish here – http://politica.elpais.com/politica/2014/01/22/actualidad/1390418719_906409.html […]

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Latest developments in landmark Tibet case

Filed in Featured Article by on January 24, 2014
Latest developments in landmark Tibet case

There is currently a case in the Spanish courts which accuses five Chinese leaders, including recent Prime Minister of China Hu Jintao, of committing crimes such as torture and genocide against the Tibetan people. This decade-long case has recently been making headway, and headlines, as China attempts to pressure the Spanish government into stopping the […]

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Letter to Prime Minister Rajoy from Tibet Justice Center

Filed in Universal jurisdiction by on January 22, 2014
Letter to Prime Minister Rajoy from Tibet Justice Center

Tibet Justice Center has sent a letter to the Spanish Prime Minister, expressing deep concern about reports in Spain’s main national daily newspaper that the Spanish government intends to limit the independence of Spain’s judiciary. Reportedly, this move is due to political pressure from China, related to the ground-breaking universal jurisdiction lawsuit on Tibet being […]

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