Author: CTC

Ottawa, September 28th, 2023 — On September 28th, Uyghur and Tibetan advocacy groups joined forces to organize a joint parliamentary event on Parliament Hill, shedding light on the shared challenges faced by the Uyghur and Tibetan communities. The event, which is timed with the 74th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China (PRC),… Continue reading Uyghur and Tibetan Advocacy Groups Unite on Parliament Hill to Highlight Collective Struggles

Ottawa, July 28, 2023 – CTC extends heartfelt congratulations to the Honourable MP Arif Virani on his distinguished appointment as the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada. Since assuming office in 2015, Mr. Virani has demonstrated exemplary leadership as the chair of Parliamentary Friends of Tibet Canada (PFT). Through his pivotal role within… Continue reading CTC congratulates MP Arif Virani for being appointed as Minister of Justice and Attorney General

Ottawa, June 19, 2023:  A new report on the situation inside Tibet has been tabled by the Canadian Parliamentary Committee on International Human Rights (SDIR) (1).  The report, entitled “The Human Rights Situation of Tibetans and the Chinese Residential Boarding School and Preschool System”, includes 18 wide-ranging recommendations (2).  The recommendations confirm the full support of Canadian… Continue reading Canada’s Parliamentary Committee Issues Tibet Report: Demands a more-focused Tibet policy from Government of Canada

Ottawa, June 16, 2023 – During his three-day visit to Ottawa, Dr. Namgyal Choedup, the Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the Office of Tibet in Washington DC, engaged in discussions with Canadian parliamentarians and government officials, seeking their assistance in resolving the Sino-Tibetan conflict. On the first day of the visit, Representative… Continue reading Building Multi-Party Consensus: Representative Namgyal Choedup’s Visit to Ottawa to Rally Canadian Support for Resolving the Tibet Issue

Toronto, May 6th, 2023 – Today, the Canada Tibet Committee organized a workshop, intended to educate delegates attending this year’s Tibet Lobby Day. The program was divided into three comprehensive segments, each designed to expand the participants’ knowledge and expertise in lobbying. In the initial segment, Ms. Tencho Gyatso, President of the International Campaign for… Continue reading Empowering Advocacy: Tibet Lobby 2023 workshop in Toronto

Ottawa, May 2, 2023 – Throughout the week-long series of talk programs organized by the Canada Tibet Committee (CTC) in Ottawa and Montreal, Tenzin Tsundue, a renowned writer and activist, addressed various critical issues related to the Tibetan struggle for freedom and independence. During the talk program and discussion at Amnesty International Canada in Ottawa,… Continue reading Activist-poet Tenzin Tsundue’s maiden visit to Canada

Ottawa, April 21, 2023 – The Foreign Affairs’ Subcommittee on International Human Rights convened its second session today, examining the Chinese government’s practices in Tibetan residential boarding schools and preschools. Witnesses included Sherap Therchin, Director of the Canada Tibet Committee (CTC); Zeekyab Rinpoche from Tashi Lhunpo monastery; Tenzin Dorjee from Tibet Action Institute; and Tenzin… Continue reading Parliamentary Review of China’s Residential Boarding Schools and Preschools in Tibet

China remains entangled in a complex web of internal and external challenges to its legitimacy and stability. By Sherap Therchin Ottawa, April 17, 2023 – Ongoing debates on the nature and extent of Chinese interference in our democratic institutions have led many Canadians to question why China would engage in such brazen actions, which might tarnish… Continue reading Historical roots and contemporary manifestations of China’s growing insecurities