Canadian Leader of the Opposition Voices Support on Occasion of 62nd Tibetan National Uprising Day
Ottawa, March 10th, 2021—Today marks 62 years since thousands of Tibetans were killed in March 1959 while peacefully expressing their devotion to His Holiness the Dalai Lama and protesting the CCP’s illegal military invasion of Tibet. For Tibetans around the world, it is a day of reflection, commemoration, and renewed dedication to the cherished cause […]
Tibet group appeals for the protection of human rights defenders in Tibet
Ottawa, February 22nd, 2021 – In a letter sent earlier this month to Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Hon. Marc Garneau, the Canada Tibet Committee urged the minister to take diplomatic action regarding the recent detention, torture, and death of several Tibetan human rights defenders by Chinese authorities. The letter highlights the custodial torture […]
Tibet group writes to Canadian Foreign Minister amid worsening rights situation in Tibet
Ottawa, February 22nd, 2021 – In a letter sent earlier this month to Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Hon. Marc Garneau, the Canada Tibet Committee urged the minister to take diplomatic action regarding the recent detention, torture, and death of several Tibetan human rights defenders by Chinese authorities. The letter highlights the custodial torture […]
Canada welcomes the release of Tashi Wangchuk and calls on China to guarantee freedoms for all Tibetans
Ottawa, January 29, 2021 – Canadian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Marc Garneau today tweeted that Canada welcomes the release of Tibetan language advocate Tashi Wagnchuk, and called on the Government of China to “guarantee freedoms for all Tibetans and release all imprisoned for exercising their rights.” On January 28, Chinese lawyer Liang Xiaojun tweeted news that […]
Ambassador Dominic Barton: “Given the age of His Holiness, there is an urgency to dialogue”
Ottawa, December 10, 2020 – On December 8, Canadian Ambassador to China, Dominic Barton, testified before the Parliamentary Committee on Canada-China Relations on his recent visit to Tibet. The testimony started with a brief presentation by Ambassador Barton on what he observed during his three-day visit to Tibet’s capital Lhasa, followed by questions from the committee […]
The Government of Canada shares its current reading of the situation in Tibet
Ottawa, November 21, 2020 – As part of an ongoing study of China-related issues by the Parliamentary Committee on Canada-China Relations, Mr. Shawn Steil, the Executive Director, Greater China Policy and Coordination, Global Affairs Canada testified on Tibet before the committee on November 17th. The testimony covered a wide range of topics including Canada’s growing concerns over […]
Canadian Ambassador Briefed by CTC Before Tibet Visit
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 […]
Canadian Foreign Minister condemns the persecution of Tibetan Buddhists
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, […]
Statement on CCP Inner Mongolia Language Suppression
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, […]
The Canada-China committee unanimously passes a motion supporting the Sino-Tibetan dialogue
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 […]
