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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Canadian Senators urges the government to impose Magnitsky sanctions on PRC officials for persecuting Tibetans
Ottawa, June 23, 2020 – Thirteen Canadian Senators, led by Senator Thanh Hai Ngo and Senator Leo Housakos, write an open letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau calling on the government of Canada to strongly consider imposing Magnitsky sanctions on Chinese officials responsible for human rights violations in Tibet. The letter written in light of […]
21 Canadian MPs and Senator call for Canada’s support to release the 11th Panchen Lama and his family
Ottawa, May 21, 2020 – To mark the 25th anniversary of the disappearance of 11th Panchen Lama – Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, 21 Members of Parliament and Senator from Canada signed a letter calling for Canada’s support for the immediate release of Panchen Lama and his entire family, and for an independent fact-finding mission to assess the human rights violations […]
CTC and Office of Tibet call on Canadian parliamentarians and think tanks for a sense of urgency for Tibet
Ottawa, February 5, 2020: Representative of Office of Tibet in Washington DC Mr. Ngodup Tsering and CTC director Sherap Therchin called on Canadian parliamentarians, think tanks and top international diplomats in Ottawa to support human rights and democratic freedoms of the Tibetan people. The series of meetings over two days included a meeting with over 25 […]
