Canadian human rights groups call on Prime Minister Carney to prioritize human rights in his trip to China
PRESS ADVISORY Ottawa – Monday, January 12, 2026 In an Open Letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney on the eve of his trip to Beijing, the first official visit to China by a Canadian Prime Minister in eight years, a coalition of nine human rights organizations urges his government to take strong and effective action to address widespread […]
CTC Joins Bloc Québécois Press Conference on Forced Labour Legislation
Ottawa, October 21, 2025 – This morning, the Canada Tibet Committee (CTC) participated in a press conference on Parliament Hill hosted by the Bloc Québécois to highlight new legislation aimed at blocking the importation of goods made using forced labour. The event brought national attention to the growing body of evidence that China’s state-run labour […]
CTC Joins Coalition in Urging Action on Foreign Interference and Human Rights in China
February 20, 2025 – The Canada Tibet Committee (CTC), as a co-founder and member of the Canadian Coalition on Human Rights in China, has co-signed an open letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, urging stronger action against foreign interference, transnational repression, and human rights violations by the Chinese government. The coalition, comprising leading Canadian human rights organizations, stresses that […]
Uyghur and Tibetan Advocacy Groups Unite on Parliament Hill to Highlight Collective Struggles
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 time with the 74th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), […]
Assimilation versus Preservation: Indigenous Language Policies in China and Canada at the U of T’s Conference on Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity
Ottawa, December 13, 2023 – At the International Conference on Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity organized by Northern Justice Watch at the University of Toronto Scarborough on December 2, 2023, Sherap Therchin, Director of the Canada Tibet Committee, delivered a speech emphasizing the critical state of Tibetan culture, language, and religion under China’s assimilation policies, […]
Uyghur and Tibetan Advocacy Groups Unite on Parliament Hill to Highlight Collective Struggles
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), […]
Canada Tibet Lobby Day 2021 – Tibetan groups meet with MPs to urge Sino-Tibetan dialogue
Ottawa, June 15, 2021 – During this week’s annual Canada Tibet Lobby Days event, a national coalition of Tibetan groups met virtually with Canadian parliamentarians from across political parties to urge the renewal of Sino-Tibetan dialogue and express concern over continued human rights violations in occupied Tibet. The primary request by the coalition is the […]
