Building Multi-Party Consensus: Representative Namgyal Choedup’s Visit to Ottawa to Rally Canadian Support for Resolving the Tibet Issue
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 […]
Canada Calls for Immediate Release of Tibet’s 11th Panchen Lama
Toronto/Ottawa, May 17, 2023 – Today marks 28 years since the alleged illegal abduction of Tibet’s 11th Panchen Lama by the Chinese authorities. At the tender age of six, the Panchen Lama and his family disappeared without a trace, with no news of his whereabouts or wellbeing since that day in 1995. In response, the […]
Canada Tibet Lobby Day 2023
Ottawa, May 11, 2023 – The annual Canada Tibet Lobby Day was marked by a renewed call for the continued support of human rights in Tibet. This appeal was made by members of the Tibetan community and their supporters from Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal to Members of Parliament (MPs) in Ottawa. The event, coordinated by […]
Empowering Advocacy: Tibet Lobby 2023 workshop in Toronto
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 […]
Activist-poet Tenzin Tsundue’s maiden visit to Canada
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, […]
Parliamentary Review of China’s Residential Boarding Schools and Preschools in Tibet
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 […]
Historical roots and contemporary manifestations of China’s growing insecuritiesÂ
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 […]
Human rights testimony on arbitrary detention and torture in Tibet
Ottawa, March 31, 2023 – On March 30th, Sherap Therchin, the executive director of CTC, participated in a panel of witnesses to testify at the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development regarding Bill C-281. This bill seeks to amend the Sergei Magnitsky Act, officially known as the Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act in Canada, […]
Canada passes motion supporting Sino-Tibetan dialogue
Ottawa, December 14, 2022 – In a historic day for political and human rights issues of Tibet, Canada’s parliament today passed a motion in support of the resumption of Sino-Tibetan dialogue with 324 – 0 votes. The motion was introduced in Parliament by MP Garnett Genuis and received unanimous support from across party lines. Speaking […]
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, […]
