831 Political Prisoners, Rights Group Issues 2010 Report on Tibet

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The Chinese regime continues to violate human rights in Tibet, according to the 2010 report of the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy. It says there are more than 800 political prisoners held in Tibet today.

The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy—or TCHRD—published its 2010 annual report on Wednesday. The group—based in Dharamsala city in India's northern Himachal Pradesh region—says the Chinese communist regime continues to violate the rights of Tibetans year-round.

According to the report, the Chinese regime has targeted prominent Tibetan writers, bloggers, intellectuals and cultural figures. The spokesperson for TCHRD, Tenzin Norgay says many are wrongly labeled as criminals.

[Tenzin Norgay, TCHRD Spokesperson]:
"Through this report we are expecting to clear the propaganda that has been propagated by the People's Republic of China. We hope that the larger audience will read our report and know the true reality inside the Chinese-occupied Tibet."

By the end of 2010, there were 831 known political prisoners in Tibet. Less than half of them were legally convicted in Chinese courts. There are now 12 Tibetans serving life sentences.

[Tenzin Norgay, TCHRD Spokesperson]:
"We would like to request the various governments as well as the United Nations Human Rights' mandates on, and also international NGOs, to actively pursue the release of the Tibetan political prisoners. They are suffering a lot in the various detention centers and prisons in Tibet so we urge and request all these international organs to act swiftly with action."

The report outlines further restrictions on the Tibetan way of life. It cites laws issued by the Chinese regime aimed at controlling religious life in the primarily Buddhist region. It also cites plans of replacing the Tibetan language with Mandarin in local schools.

The Chinese Communist Party's human rights violations in Tibet have long been documented since it started to rule over China more than 60 years ago. The Tibetan spiritual leader in exile, the Dalai Lama has been advocating limited autonomy in the region, while other Tibetans have been pushing for complete independence from communist rule.

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