tibet

Praying in the mountains of Tibet (file photo)

UN experts urge full access for independent observers, media in Tibet

10 April 2008
Concerned about reports of mass arrests in Tibet Autonomous Region and surrounding areas in China, a group of United Nations human rights experts have called for unhindered access for independent observers and journalists to those areas and full transparency on the part of the authorities.

Nepalese arrests of protesters on Tibet issue alarm UN human rights office

25 March 2008
United Nations human rights officials in Nepal have expressed deep concern at the arbitrary arrest and detention of several hundred people in the capital, Kathmandu, apparently on the grounds that they were involved in protests related to recent developments in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

Tibet: Ban Ki-moon urges restraint by authorities amid reported violence, deaths

17 March 2008
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today that he is “increasingly concerned” about recent developments in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, including reports of violence and loss of life, and urged restraint by the authorities there.
Carol Bellamy

China: UNICEF head gets first hand look at health and education deficit in Tibet

30 August 2004
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Executive Director Carol Bellamy is in Tibet to get a first hand look at the situation of youngsters in western China, a region that is struggling to catch up with the country’s strong economic growth.

UN rights experts express alarm over situation involving Tibetan monk

15 April 2004
Three United Nations fact-finding experts have expressed their deep concern about the fate of a Tibetan monk who has been sentenced to death in China after a trial they said reportedly falls short of international standards.