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2018. május 31./International Tibet Network/TibetPress

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Prince Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Palais Wilson, 52 rue des Pâquis 
CH-1201 Geneva, Switzerland 31 May 2018

Dear High Commissioner,

We write to you ahead of the last Human Rights Council during your tenure as High Commissioner for Human Rights, with a request to make the unjust sentencing of Tibetan shop-keeper and language rights advocate Tashi Wangchuk a major focus for you and your office. As you will be aware, Tashi was sentenced on 22 May 2018 to serve a five year prison sentence; having first been detained in January 2016, Tashi is now not due for release until January 2021. He has committed no recognisable crime, simply advocating - by legitimate, legal means - for Tibetan language rights supposedly enshrined in the Chinese constitution. China has convicted him for the highly politically motivated ‘offence’ of “inciting separatism”, an act that UN experts said "criminalize(s) the legitimate exercise of freedom of expression and his defense of cultural rights".

We urge you to make a strong statement of concern about the sentencing of Tashi Wangchuk, and call on China to release him immediately and unconditionally. We ask you to press China for guarantees that - whilst in custody - he will be treated with respect and not undergo any degrading or humiliating treatment, is protected from torture or other-ill-treatment, and is provided with independent medical care, and family visitation.

As you will be aware, scores of Tibetan human rights defenders are held in Chinese detention, and death and ill-health of Tibetan detainees is a serious issue. Human Rights Watch assessed that, between 2013 and 2105, 2.9 percent of known Tibetan political prisoners held by China died in custody (or shortly after release) as a result of mistreatment, which highlights a pattern of torture and mistreatment of Tibetans in detention. International Campaign for Tibet’s report ‘Torture and Impunity: 29 Cases of cases of Tibetan political prisoners’ concludes that although the People’s Republic of China officially prohibits torture, it has become endemic in Tibet, a result both of a political emphasis on ensuring ‘stability’ and a culture of impunity among officials, paramilitary troops and security personnel.

With China’s third cycle Universal Periodic Review now approaching, we request you to highlight China’s current failure to live up to many commitments made in its 2nd cycle Universal Periodic Review, including a visit by yourself, and other mandate holders, with unfettered access to Tibet, where Human Rights defenders such as Tashi Wangchuk are courageously speaking out.

We would like to thank you once again for your strong and principled stand on China’s rights violations in Tibet, and for your efforts to advance progress on this issue, during your term as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. As we wrote previously, we are saddened that Tibet will lose one of its most powerful advocates, but we fully respect and understand your belief that re-appointment would be difficult without compromising your integrity.

You have set the bar high with your profound expressions of concern about Tibet, and we hope you will pass this principled position on to your successor, impressing upon them the importance of speaking out strongly on an issue that China is increasingly successful at suppressing.

Yours sincerely,

Alison Reynolds
Executive Director, International Tibet Network, alison@tibetnetwork.org
on behalf of the following 172 Member Groups of the International Tibet Network:

Western Europe:
Aide aux Refugies Tibetains
Association Dorje
Association Drôme Ardèche-Tibet
Associazione Italia-Tibet
Autodétermination-Tibet 09/31
Briancon05 Urgence Tibet
Caisse d’Aide aux Prisonniers Tibetains
Casa del Tibet – Spain
Comite de Apoyo al Tibet (CAT)
Comite de Soutien au Peuple Tibetain (Les Lilas)
Corse – Tibet
Eco-Tibet France
EcoTibet Ireland
France-Tibet
Free Tibet
Groupe Non-Violent Louis Lecoin, France
Grupo de Apoio ao Tibete, Portugal
International Society of Human Rights, Munich Chapter (IGFM)
Jamtse Thundel Association
La Porte du Tibet, Geneva
Les Amis du Tibet – Belgium
Les Amis du Tibet Luxembourg
Lions Des Neiges Mont Blanc, France
Lungta Association Belgium
Maison des Himalayas
Maison du Tibet – Tibet Info
Nos Amis de l’Himalaya
Objectif Tibet
Passeport Tibetain
Phagma Drolma-Arya Tara
Reseau International des Femmes pour le Tibet
Save Tibet, Austria
Society for Threatened Peoples International
Students for a Free Tibet – France
Students for a Free Tibet – UK
Swiss Tibetan Friendship Association (GSTF)
Tibet 59 / 62
Tibet Democratie
Tibet Initiative Deutschland
Tibets Kinder im Exile V.
Tibet Liberte Solidarite
Tibet Libertes, France
Tibet Society, U.K.
Tibet Support Group – Ireland
Tibet Support Group – Netherlands
Tibet Unterstutzung Liechtenstein
Tibetaanse-Vlaamse Vriendenkring vzw
Tibetan Association of Germany
Tibetan Community Austria
Tibetan Community in Britain
Tibetan Community in Ireland
Tibetan Community of Italy
Tibetan Youth Association in Europe
TSG Free Tibet And You
Tsowa-Maintenir la Vie, France

Northern Europe:
Association of Free Tibet Denmark
Friends of Tibet in Finland
Swedish Tibet Committee
The Norwegian Tibet Committee
Tibet Support Committee Denmark
Tibetan Community in Denmark
Tibetan Community Sweden
Students for a Free Tibet Denmark

Central & Eastern Europe:
Fair Society o.s.
Friends of Tibet Society St. Petersburg, Russia
International Youth Human Rights Group – Human Rights in Tibet
Polish Movement for a Free Tibet
Save Tibet Foundation
Society for Croatia-Tibet Friendship
Students for a Free Tibet, Poland
The Foundation for Civil Society, Russia
Tibet cesky (Tibet in Czech)
Tibet Support Association – Hungary
Tibet Support Group – Krasnodar Region, Russia
Tibet Support Group – Romania
Tibet Support Group – Sochi Region, Russia
Tibetan Association of Slovakia
Tibetan Community in Poland
Tibetan Programme of The Other Space Foundation
TSG – Slovenia/Podporo
Union Latvija Tibetai
Zida Cels, Latvia

Africa and Middle East:
Israeli Friends of the Tibetan People
Tibet Support Group Kenya

 

North America:
Association Cognizance Tibet, North Carolina
Bay Area Friends of Tibet
Boston Tibet Network
Canada Tibet Committee
Colorado Friends of Tibet
Committee of 100 for Tibet
Dhokam Chushi Gangdruk
International Tibet Independence Movement
Northwest Tibetan Cultural Association
San Diego Friends of Tibet
Santa Barbara Friends of Tibet
Sierra Friends of Tibet
Students for a Free Tibet
Students for a Free Tibet – Canada
The Tibetan Alliance of Chicago
The World Tibet Day Foundation
Tibet Committee of Fairbanks
Tibet Justice Center
Tibetan Association of Ithaca
Tibetan Association of Northern California
Tibetan Association of Philadephia
Tibetan Association of Santa Fe
Tibetan Association of Southern California
Tibetan Cultural Association – Quebec
TIBETmichigan
Toronto Tibet Youth Congress
United Nations for a Free Tibet (UNFFT)
U.S. Tibet Committee
Western Colorado Friends of Tibet
Wisconsin Tibetan Association

Central and South America:
Amigos de Tíbet Chile
Amigos del Tíbet, El Salvador
Asociación Cultural Peruano Tibetana 
Asociación Cultural Tibetano - Costarricense
Casa Tibet México
Centro De Cultura Tibetana - Brazil 
Grupo Pro-Cultura Tibetana, Chile 
Le Club Francais - Paraguay
Tibet Group-Panama
Tíbet Mx
Tíbet Patria Libre, Uruguay
Fundación Pro Tibet - Argentina
Friends of Tibet in Costa Rica
World League for Freedom and Democracy

Asia:
Anterrashtriya Bharat – Tibbet Sahyog Samiti
Bharrat Tibbat Sahyog Manch, India
Circle of Friends (Philippines)
Core Group for Tibetan Cause, India
Foundation for Universal Responsibility of H. H. the Dalai Lama
Gannasamannay
Gu-Chu-Sum Movement of Tibet
Himalayan Committee for Action on Tibet
India Tibet Friendship Society
Japan Association of Monks for Tibet (Super Sangha)
Japan Committee of 100 for TIbet
Lung-Ta Project
Mahatma Gandhi Tibet Freedom Movement
National Campaign for Tibetan Support, India
National Democratic Party of Tibet
Ns3 Rigpa Community Builder’s Foundation
Raise Tibetan Flag Campaign
Roof of the World Foundation, Indonesia
Students for a Free Tibet – Japan
Students for a Free Tibet – India
Students for a Free Tibet – Bangladesh
Taiwan Friends of Tibet
Taiwan Tibet Exchange Foundation
Tibbat Desh Patrika
Tibet Lives, India
Tibet Solidarity Forum, Bangladesh
Tibet Support Group Kiku, Japan
Tibet Support Network Japan
Tibetan Student Association, Madras (TSAM)
Tibetan Rights and Freedom Committee (TRFRC)
Tibetan Women’s Association (Central)
Tibetan Youth Congress
Youth Liberation Front of Tibet, Eastern Turkestan, Manchuria & Inner Mongolia (YLFTM)

Australasia:
A.C.T. Tibet Support Group
Australia Tibet Council
Australian Tibet House Inc.
Friends of Tibet New Zealand
Sakya Trinley Ling
Students for a Free Tibet – New Zealand
Tibet Action Group of Western Australia
Tibet Support Group Adelaide – Australia
Tibetan Community of Australia (Victoria)
Tibetan Women Association and Friends Australia (TWAFA)