US Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues
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20 UN Member States Criticize China’s Treatment of Tibet in Human Rights Review
During China’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, twenty UN member states raised significant concerns regarding China’s human rights abuses in Tibet, doubling the number from the 2018 review. Issues highlighted included coercive boarding schools, arbitrary detentions, and restricted access to Tibet.
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US Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues to Meet Dalai Lama in India
Uzra Zeya, the US special coordinator for Tibetan issues, is scheduled to travel to India next month to meet with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and other senior leaders of the Tibetan government in exile in Dharamsala, as reported by the Times of India, demonstrating the Biden administration’s dedication to the Tibetan cause. It will…
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US Special Coordinator asks China to hold dialogue with Dalai Lama
Uzra Zeya, the US Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues, expressed the US administration’s strong commitment to human rights on Friday, calling on China to engage in direct dialogue with the Dalai Lama or his representatives without preconditions in order to achieve meaningful autonomy for Tibetans.
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US Appoints Long Vacant Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues
The United States government has appointed a new officer to the long vacant post of Special Coordinator for Tibetan issues. According to a press release by the US State Department on Wednesday, a new special coordinator for Tibetan issues. The Special Coordinator seat had remained vacant under the Trump Administration since 2017.