Tag Archives: Human Rights

• TCHRD launches book by freedom fighter Langtsa Tsetan Dorjee 29 November 2016 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has no comments yet

  Tibetan freedom fighter Langtsa Tsetan Dorjee may have disappeared without a trace, but his words about his works and life mission live on in his book, The Peaceful Struggle of Tibet. ...

• Tibetan man faces verification hurdle 27 November 2016 | Naresh K Thakur This post has no comments yet

  Wangyal and two others, Phuntsok Wangyal and Tenzin Dhonden, had successfully moved the Delhi High Court to direct the Ministry of External Affairs to issue an Indian passport to Tibetans. ...

• ‘Our Land’: Pipeline protesters vow to defy army corps | Phil McCausland This post has no comments yet

  Thousands of people have gone to North Dakota to aid the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, who believe the pipeline could contaminate water sources and desecrate the tribe's sacred land. ...

• Tens of thousands protest against India cash ban This post has no comments yet

  Over 90 percent of transactions in India are conducted in cash and many of the country's poorest have no access to banking. ...

• Land of Happiness: Vision of a fearless Tibetan mother | Tenzin Namdul This post has 6 comments

  Despite all hardships, one can conceive and give birth to a vision of giving life to the “Land of Happiness.” We can be mere spectators, or active Buddhists -- it is up to us! ...

• Dalai Lama’s visit to Mongolia: The shape of things to come | NS Venkataraman This post has one comment

  Tibetans should use this opening given by Mongolia of receiving the Dalai Lama, and inject more dynamism and impetus to the campaign for freedom of Tibet. ...

• Myanmar pursuing ‘ethnic cleansing’ of Rohingya: UN official 25 November 2016 | Sam Jahan, and Caroline Henshaw in Yangon This post has one comment

  Myanmar is engaged in "ethnic cleansing" of Rohingya Muslims, a UN official has said, as reports emerged Friday of troops shooting at villagers as they tried to flee. ...

• Nepal detains Tibetan refugees in crackdown as China’s influence grows 16 November 2016 | Gopal Sharma This post has no comments yet

  Nepali police have detained 41 Tibetans trying to cross the border into India, officials said on Tuesday, in a crackdown on people fleeing the disputed region. ...

• Indian farmer commits suicide after rupee note ban 10 November 2016 This post has no comments yet

  Kandukuri Vinoda had a large amount of cash at her home from sale of her land, and panicked that it had become worthless when she heard Prime Minister Narendra Modi's surprise announcement. ...

• India, China hold ‘constructive’ talks on India’s NSG bid 31 October 2016 This post has one comment

  India and China today held "substantive and constructive" discussions on India's bid for Nuclear Suppliers Group membership during talks between their top nuclear experts in Beijing. ...