Lhadon Tethong of the Tibet Action Institute and Representative of Tibet Advocacy Coalition said: “China thinks it can get away with atrocity crimes, including holding one million Tibetan children in a coercive residential school system designed to stamp out their identity, but today’s UN review shows governments are willing to hold Beijing accountable.
The dramatic increase in the number of UN Member States who spoke out for Tibet at China’s review speaks to the existential threat China’s assimilationist policies pose to the Tibetan people.”
“Tibetans in Australia and across the world live-streamed the proceedings and watched Australia make their recommendations. “It means a lot to Tibetan Australians; my family is directly impacted by China’s Human Rights violations and the separation of children from their families in Tibet”, says one Tibetan Australian community member in Australia (who can not be named for safety concerns).
China needs to answer the questions that the Australian Government, NGOs and the UN have put to them about their human rights abuses. This 4th UPR for China has shown an increase in countries concerned and ready to speak up for those facing the Chinese Government’s oppression.
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