Canada Reiterates Support for Meaningful Dialogue Between Chinese and Tibetan Representatives
September 20, 2022, Ottawa – In a recent letter addressed to Mr. Ali Ehsassi, Chair of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development, Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly reaffirmed Canada’s steadfast commitment to facilitating substantial and meaningful dialogue between the representatives of the Chinese government and the Tibetan people. The letter, […]
Representative Dr. Namgyal Choedup calls on Canada to help resolve the Sino-Tibetan conflict
Ottawa, September 1, 2022: Representative of the Office of Tibet in Washington DC, Dr. Namgyal Choedup, called on Canadian parliamentarians, government officials, and think tanks this week to strengthen Canada’s support to resolve the Sino-Tibetan conflict. The series of meetings over three days included meetings with Chair of Parliamentary Friends of Tibet MP Arif Virani and […]
Canada’s Foreign Affairs Committee adopts rare all-party motion in support of the Sino-Tibetan dialogue
Ottawa, May 10, 2022: Canada’s Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade has called for renewal of the stalled Sino-Tibetan dialogue.[1] The call came as Tibet’s political leader, Sikyong Penpa Tsering, concluded his first visit to Ottawa since being elected as Sikyong in May 2021. The motion achieved unanimous support with each of […]
Sikyong Penpa Tsering to call upon Canada for stronger support to Tibet in his maiden visit to Ottawa
Ottawa, May 3, 2022 – The democratically elected leader of the Tibetan people Sikyong/President Penpa Tsering is leading a delegation to Ottawa this week with plans to advocate for Canada’s support of human rights in Tibet. The weeklong program in Ottawa starts with a reception by Parliamentary Friends of Tibet, followed by hearings on Tibet at the […]
Webinar on Climate Change, Human Rights and Tibet
Ottawa, February 9, 2022 – On the 40th anniversary of the University of Ottawa’s Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC), the Canada Tibet Committee partnered with the HRREC to host a webinar on climate change and environmental human rights on the Tibetan plateau. The event was designed to discuss the intersection of climate change, […]
Climate Change and Environmental Human Rights on the Tibetan Plateau
Ottawa, February 7, 2022 – University of Ottawa, in collaboration with the Canada Tibet Committee, will host a webinar today on climate change and environmental human rights on the Tibetan Plateau. The webinar will address the adverse effects and consequences of climate change in Tibet and specific Government of China policies and practices that exacerbate […]
Alternative ceremony in Ottawa for the Genocide Olympic in Beijing
Ottawa, February 4, 2022: As China began the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Beijing today, a coalition of organizations supporting the human rights of Tibetans, Uyghurs, Hong Kongers, Mongolians, Falun Gongs, and Chinese marked the alternative opening of Genocide Games in Ottawa and Toronto. Tibetan activist from Toronto Tsewang Dhondup, who participated in […]
Demonstration in Ottawa against ‘Genocide Games’ in Beijing
Ottawa, February 4, 2022: A coalition of organizations supporting the human rights of Tibetans, Uyghurs, Hong Kongers, Mongolians, Falun Gongs, and Chinese will mark the start of the Beijing Olympics with a ceremonial kick-off of the Genocide Games in front of the Chinese embassy in Ottawa. The Chinese authorities in Tibet are clamping down on […]
Cross-party group of MPs reassures support to Tibet amidst diplomatic boycotts of Beijing Games
Ottawa, December 8, 2021: The former executive members of the PFT reprised their membership in the meeting to continue their support for human rights in Tibet. Among those returning to the PFT group after the federal election in September 2021 is Liberal MP Arif Virani as chair of the group, MP Garnett Genuis as vice-chair representing […]
About Tibet
Tibet is often called the “Roof of the World” because it is situated on a high plateau in the Himalaya mountain range at an altitude of 4500 metres. Chinese troops first entered Tibet in 1949. In March 1959, a popular uprising was brutally crushed. The Dalai Lama, Tibet’s spiritual and temporal leader, escaped into exile in […]
