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March 10th Chronicles: Vermont
A special feature capturing the images and highlights of the North American commemoration of the 57th anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising. TIBETAN ASSOCIATION OF VERMONT There is a small tight-knit Tibetan community in Burlington, Vermont. On the occasion of 57th Anniversary of Tibetan National Uprising day, Vermont Gov. Peter …
Read More »Profile of Community Leadership: Toronto, Canada
The Canadian Tibetan Association of Ontario, representing the second largest Tibetan community in North America, elected a new leadership last August. The current board members of the Toronto Tibetan-Canadian community held their inauguration on August 1, 2015. Mr. Sonam Lankar, the new president, along with his fellow board members have …
Read More »Joint Statement – Human Rights Situation in China
Delivered by U.S. Ambassador to the HRC Keith Harper Geneva, March 10, 2016 Mr. President, I have the honor to read this statement on behalf of a group including: Australia, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, the UK, and the USA. We share the concerns expressed by …
Read More »Nancy Pelosi & Jim McGovern: U.S. Should Speak Out for Tibet
Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is minority leader of the U.S. House of Representatives and a former Speaker of the House. Rep. Jim McGovern is a Massachusetts’ Democrat. Freedom-loving nations must call international attention to mounting Chinese human rights violations. Last November, we led the first delegation of United States members of Congress the Chinese …
Read More »Statement of Sikyong on the 57th Anniversary of Tibetan National Uprising Day
Today marks the fifty-seventh anniversary of the Tibetan people’s peaceful uprising of 1959 against People’s Republic of China’s invasion and occupation of Tibet. On this occasion, my colleagues in the Kashag and I would like to pay tribute and pray for all those brave men and women who laid down …
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