Tag Archives: Human Rights

• Women worldwide rally for equality, and against Trump in US 8 March 2017 | Joseph Ax and Lisa Fernandez This post has no comments yet

  Women protested around the world on Wednesday for equal rights, with many Americans skipping work or boycotting stores to demand economic fairness on International Women's Day. ...

• Children of Tibetan parents are Indian citizens: High Court 7 March 2017 This post has no comments yet

  This would mean that they will have voting rights and can avail themselves of other benefits that an Indian citizen would get. ...

• Tibetan artist barred from Macau after Chinese pressure 27 February 2017 | Catherine Lai This post has no comments yet

  Tibetan-born artist Tashi Norbu was scheduled to do a live-painting performance at Lilau Square in Macau on Sunday evening as part of the opening of iAOHiN Amber Gallery. ...

• Lawyers file contempt petition against MEA regarding Tibetan passport issue 18 February 2017 | Tibet Sun Contributor This post has 5 comments

  Lawyers representing Lobsang Wangyal have filed a contempt petition against the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) for not following up on the Delhi High Court order of 22 September 2016. ...

• Eight killed in knife attack in East Turkistan 15 February 2017 This post has no comments yet

  Overseas experts express doubts about the strength of the groups and their links to global terrorism, some saying that China exaggerates the threat to justify repression in East Turkistan. ...

• Dalai Lama rebuffs Trump’s proposed wall during speech in Hyderabad 13 February 2017 This post has no comments yet

  The Dalai Lama said that instead of building walls, world leaders should engage in dialogue to resolve differences and form a Union for peaceful co-existence and development. ...

• Exiled Tibetan leader hopes Trump will support China dialogue | Mari Yamaguchi This post has one comment

  Lobsang Sangay, in Tokyo for meetings with Japanese officials, also urged Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to share his insights about how to establish good relations with Trump. ...

• Russia considers returning Snowden back to US as a ‘gift’ to Trump 11 February 2017 | Bryan Logan This post has no comments yet

  Snowden is a former US National Security Agency (NSA) contractor who shared top-secret documents in 2013 that revealed unconstitutional mass surveillance activities by the US government. ...

• Justin Trudeau says refugees are welcome in Canada 29 January 2017 This post has 2 comments

  US President Donald Trump signed an unconstitutional executive order to suspend arrival of refugees for 120 days and impose tough new controls on travellers from selected Muslim countries. ...

• Trump expected to halt refugee program, restrict Muslim visitors 26 January 2017 | Dave Clark This post has one comment

  Rights groups have accused Trump of stigmatizing a global faith, and some experts warn that offending America’s Muslim allies will hurt the fight against extremism. ...