{"id":11442,"date":"2026-04-24T16:34:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T14:34:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/?post_type=nieuws&#038;p=11442"},"modified":"2026-04-25T11:55:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T09:55:43","slug":"un-experts-challenge-chinas-ethnic-unity-and-progress-law-citing-numerous-rights-violations","status":"publish","type":"nieuws","link":"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/en\/news\/un-experts-challenge-chinas-ethnic-unity-and-progress-law-citing-numerous-rights-violations\/","title":{"rendered":"UN experts challenge China\u2019s \u201cEthnic Unity and Progress Law,\u201d citing numerous rights violations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">The International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) welcomes the <a href=\"https:\/\/spcommreports.ohchr.org\/TMResultsBase\/DownLoadPublicCommunicationFile?gId=30922\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">statement released this week<\/a> by\u202feight United Nations special mandate holders challenging China\u2019s enactment of its \u201cEthnic Unity and Progress Law\u201d as the latest tool for the Chinese Community Party to further its \u201cSinicization\u201d goal of forced cultural and linguistic assimilation of Tibetans and members of other communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">\u201cWe would like to draw attention to risks that the Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress could entrench a uniform approach to ethnic relations across all regions of China, thereby potentially amplifying restrictions on minority rights,\u201d the Special Rapporteurs said. The Law, which goes into effect on 1 July, \u201c\u2026could transform temporary or experimental regional measures into binding nationwide obligations, which could have serious implications for the linguistic, cultural, and religious autonomy of ethnic communities, including Tibetans, Uyghurs, and Mongols.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">On the Law\u2019s treatment of language education, the Special Rapporteurs pointed out that requiring Tibetan to \u201cbe subordinate to Mandarin \u2018in position, order, and so forth\u2019 in public settings reinforces linguistic hierarchy.\u201d Furthermore, the experts said that the Law\u2019s vague prohibition on \u201cobstructing\u201d individuals in the PRC from learning Mandarin \u201ccould be turned against educators, parents, or advocates who prioritize\u201d learning the Tibetan language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">On cultural preservation, the Special Rapporteurs said the Law \u201cappears to centralize interpretive authority over what constitutes acceptable cultural expression, which could constrain the practical exercise of cultural autonomy, contradicting Article 38 of the Law of the People\u2019s Republic of China on Regional National Autonomy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">On freedom of religion, the Special Rapporteurs said the Law \u201cwould appear to undermine\u201d its enjoyment because \u201cit conditions religion or belief practice on State-mandated ideological alignment, while interfering with the autonomy of religious doctrine, the independence of religious and belief institutions, and the right of individuals and communities to manifest their beliefs free from State coercion.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">On transnational repression, Article 63 of the law provides a pretext for Beijing to target individuals outside of China for acts which \u201cundermine ethnic unity and progress or create ethnic division.\u201d Such vaguely defined language could lead to an expansion of China\u2019s transnational repression against members of the Tibetan, Uyghur, and Mongolian diaspora, among others, who exercise their internationally recognized right to speak freely and criticize China\u2019s policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">The Special Rapporteurs\u2019 observations track closely with ICT\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/en\/news\/new-prc-ethnic-unity-and-progress-law-enforces-assimilation-of-tibetans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">independent analysis<\/a> that the Law reflects China\u2019s abandonment of its domestic and international human rights commitments. The CCP\u2019s intention to forcibly assimilate Tibetans and members of other communities is made even more clear in its <a href=\"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/en\/news\/chinas-15th-five-year-plan-drives-enforced-assimilation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">15th Five-Year Plan<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">\u201cICT welcomes these expert findings as they clearly expose and unmask the CCP\u2019s intention to erode Tibet\u2019s unique cultural, linguistic and religious heritage and assimilate Tibetans. The long list of serious rights violations resulting from this law is breathtaking,\u201d said ICT President Tencho Gyatso. \u201cICT is grateful for the professional, independent and unbiased analysis conducted by these UN Special Rapporteurs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">ICT joins UN experts in calling for unhindered access to China and Tibet for independent UN human rights mechanisms. At the same time, ICT appeals to the United States, the European Union, likeminded governments and other international partners to integrate the findings of the UN experts into upcoming meetings with Chinese officials and within United Nations and other multilateral venues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">Eight UN special rapporteurs collaborated to reach these findings. They are the Special Rapporteur on minority issues; the Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights; the Special Rapporteur on the right to development; the Special Rapporteur on the right to education; the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression; the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, and on the right to non-discrimination in this context; and the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief. These individuals are independent human rights experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">Support Tibetans in their struggle for freedom by donating <a href=\"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/en\/donate\/\">here<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) welcomes the statement released this week by\u202feight United Nations special mandate holders challenging China\u2019s enactment of its \u201cEthnic Unity and Progress Law\u201d as the latest tool for the Chinese Community Party to further its \u201cSinicization\u201d goal of forced cultural and linguistic assimilation of Tibetans and members of other communities. 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