{"id":11601,"date":"2008-11-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-11-20T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/nieuws\/un-committee-against-torture-finds-deepened-climate-of-fear-in-tibet\/"},"modified":"2008-11-21T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-11-20T23:00:00","slug":"un-committee-against-torture-finds-deepened-climate-of-fear-in-tibet","status":"publish","type":"nieuws","link":"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/en\/news\/un-committee-against-torture-finds-deepened-climate-of-fear-in-tibet\/","title":{"rendered":"UN Committee against Torture finds “deepened climate of fear” in Tibet"},"content":{"rendered":"\nThe UN Committee against Torture has today released its concluding observations of China\u2019s report on its adherence to the UN Convention against Torture. China, like other State parties to the Torture Convention is required to submit periodic reports to the Committee on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention.\n\n \n\nThe Committee expressed deep concern about allegations \u201ccorroborated by numerous Chinese legal sources, of routine and widespread use of torture\u201d and, in its section on Tibet, \u201clongstanding reports of torture, beatings, shackling and other abusive treatment, in particular of Tibetan monks and nuns, at the hands of public officials, public security and state security, as well as paramilitary and even unofficial personnel at the instigation or with the acquiescence or consent of public officials.\u201d The International Campaign for Tibet and the Tibetan Government-in-exile both submitted reports to the Committee, providing detailed accounts of torture and abuse that have taken place in Tibetan areas.\n\nThe Committee has asked China to provide, within one year, a response to reports of widespread excessive use of force and other abuses related to the spring demonstrations in the Tibetan Autonomous Region and neighbouring Tibetan prefectures and counties.\n\n\u201cThe International Campaign for Tibet was compelled by China\u2019s brutal response to the spring demonstrations to produce a report to the Committee. We are therefore gratified that the Committee recognized that China had in its response to the demonstrations \u2018deepened a climate of fear\u2019 in Tibet and failed to respond according to its international obligations.\n\n\u201cWe are especially pleased that the Committee has called for a \u2018prompt, impartial and effective investigation\u2019 of the situation on the ground in Tibet, an appeal that the Dalai Lama has been making since March and that his envoys travelled to China to directly convey to Chinese officials.\n\n\u201cGovernments around the world should take serious note of the Commission\u2019s findings and bring them into their human rights discussions with China and resolve to press Beijing to ease its hard line policies and engage with the Dalai Lama in good faith,\u201d said Tsering Jampa, Executive Director of ICT Europe.\n\nIn particular, the Committee against Torture expressed concern at:\n