Latest US Congressional Report on Tibet

 Dharamshala: The Chinese Government and Communist Party strengthened the policies and measures that frustrated Tibetans prior to the wave of Tibetan protests that started in March 2008, the US Congressional-Executive Commission on China's 2009 report on Tibet released on 16 October noted. (Click here to read full report)

The report detailed Chinese government's policies and measures on Tibet which include: refusing to engage the Dalai Lama in meaningful talks; amplifying the scope and hostility of the anti-Dalai campaign; increasing the repression and control of religious freedom for Tibetans; poor implementation of the PRC Regional Ethnic Autonomy Law; and strengthening economic development initiatives that will increase further the influx of non-Tibetans into the Tibetan autonomous areas of China (and in doing so, increase the pressure on the Tibetan culture and heritage). 

The report said that the Chinese government has failed to provide adequate information about the detention, prosecution, and release of Tibetans detained since 10 March 2008.

The government took no publicly reported steps during the Commission’s 2009 reporting year to allow international observers to visit Gedun Choekyi Nyima, who turned 20 years of age in April 2009. Chinese officials have held Gedun Choekyi Nyima and his parents in incommunicado custody at unknown locations since May 1995, the report said.

The Commission observed the continued failure of Chinese officials to protect the right of citizens to engage in free expression, as guaranteed under the PRC Constitution and international law. 

"We are deeply concerned about continued human rights abuses and stalled rule of law reform documented in the Commission's 2009 Annual Report. Many Chinese government policies designed to address social unrest and bolster the Communist Party's authority are resulting in a period of declining human rights for Chinese citizens,” said Senator Byron L. Dorgan, Chairman of the Commission in a joint statement with Representative Sander Levin, Cochairman of the Commission.

source tibet.net