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Ottawa, November 12, 2020 – In October and November of 2020, diplomatic representatives of several nations – including Canada’s Ambassador to China, Dominic Barton – made state-guided visits to Tibet under Chinese governmental supervision. Before doing so, the Ambassador was briefed by the Canada Tibet Committee on human rights issues and other concerns of the… Continue reading Canadian Ambassador Briefed by CTC Before Tibet Visit

Ottawa, October 28, 2020 – On the occasion of International Religious Freedom Day, the Honourable Francois-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Foreign Affairs, issued a statement expressing concerns about the persecution of Tibetan Buddhists in Tibet.[i] The human rights situation in Tibet has declined dramatically in recent years with gross restrictions on the fundamental rights to freedom of expression,… Continue reading Canadian Foreign Minister condemns the persecution of Tibetan Buddhists

Ottawa, September 03. 2020 – The Canada Tibet Committee CTC)  expresses its heartfelt solidarity with the Mongolians in the Peoples Republic of China,  now protesting the latest steps by the CCP to drastically reduce the use of the Mongolian language in education. This is part of a systematic attempt to downgrade, degrade and reduce ancient and distinctive nations,… Continue reading Statement on CCP Inner Mongolia Language Suppression

Ottawa, August 17, 2020 – The Special Committee on Canada-China Relations unanimously passed a motion calling for Canada’s support to the dialogue between the representatives of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Central Tibetan Administration, and the government of People’s Republic of China.    The motion was originally introduced by MP Garnett Genuis on August… Continue reading The Canada-China committee unanimously passes a motion supporting the Sino-Tibetan dialogue

July 20, 2020, Ottawa – Sangyal Kyab decided to embark on a round trip peace walk from Toronto to Ottawa after he had been protesting every Wednesday outside the Chinese consulate for the last two years and realized it didn’t affect what he felt was the lack of interest and attention from Canadians towards the… Continue reading Op-ed: 800 km peace walk to bring international attention to Tibet

Ottawa, June 23, 2020 – Thirteen Canadian Senators, led by Senator Thanh Hai Ngo and Senator Leo Housakos, write an open letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau calling on the government of Canada to strongly consider imposing Magnitsky sanctions on Chinese officials responsible for human rights violations in Tibet. The letter written in light of… Continue reading Canadian Senators urges the government to impose Magnitsky sanctions on PRC officials for persecuting Tibetans

Ottawa, June 15, 2020 – As the world reopens after months of lockdown, we are still unsure about the possible aftermath of the Coronavirus pandemic. We are still trying to understand the more immediate impacts of the pandemic in terms of public health, employment, education, and market opening. But one country – the country where the… Continue reading Op-ed: Countering Chinese coercion tactics

Ottawa, June 3, 2020:  The Canada Tibet Committee (CTC) Board of Directors, staff, and volunteers are today mourning the loss of their former Executive Director and Tibet activist, Dermod Travis, who passed away this week in Victoria, British Columbia at age 59. [1] Dermod led the CTC from 2007-2012. “We have lost a tireless human rights… Continue reading Remembering Dermod Travis: Former CTC Executive Director passes away

Ottawa, May 21, 2020 – To mark the 25th anniversary of the disappearance of 11th Panchen Lama – Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, 21 Members of Parliament and Senator from Canada signed a letter calling for Canada’s support for the immediate release of Panchen Lama and his entire family, and for an independent fact-finding mission to assess the human rights violations… Continue reading 21 Canadian MPs and Senator call for Canada’s support to release the 11th Panchen Lama and his family

Ottawa, May 17, 2020 – In a letter sent to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to mark 25th anniversary of the disappearance of 11th Panchen Lama – Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, a group of Tibetan, Hong Kong, Uyghurs, and Chinese organizations, and Canadian human rights groups Amnesty International Canada and Raoul Wallenberg Center for Human Rights have… Continue reading Canadian human rights groups and Tibet groups urge Canada to speak up against the disappearance of 11th Panchen Lama