Tibetan representatives raise human rights concerns ahead of UNHRC session

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Geneva [Switzerland], August 27 (ANI): Tibetan representatives have concluded a week-long diplomatic outreach campaign in Geneva ahead of the 63rd Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), seeking to draw international attention to what they describe as a deteriorating human rights situation in Tibet, reported the Central Tibetan Administration.

According to an article published by the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), Thinlay Chukki, Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and Phuntsok Topgyal, UN Advocacy Officer at the Office of Tibet in Geneva, met representatives from more than 32 countries between August 17 and 24. The engagements included discussions with European Union member states, permanent missions, officials from the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), and UN Special Procedures mandate holders.

During the meetings, the Tibetan delegation highlighted concerns over religious freedom, cultural rights, enviro...

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