{"id":11973,"date":"2015-06-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-06-07T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/nieuws\/un-human-rights-council-side-event-lockdown-in-tibet\/"},"modified":"2015-06-08T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-06-07T22:00:00","slug":"un-human-rights-council-side-event-lockdown-in-tibet","status":"publish","type":"nieuws","link":"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/en\/news\/un-human-rights-council-side-event-lockdown-in-tibet\/","title":{"rendered":"UN Human Rights Council Side Event &#8220;Lockdown in Tibet&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/un-human-rights-council-side-event-lockdown-in-tibet\/flyer-lockdown-in-tibet-full\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6199\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6199\" title=\"Flyer Lockdown in Tibet-full\" src=\"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Flyer-Lockdown-in-Tibet-full.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"374\"><\/a>On behalf of the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) is organising a side event during the upcoming 29th session of the UN Human Rights Council session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event &#8211; &#8220;Lockdown in Tibet&#8221; &#8211; will be held in the Palais des Nations, Room IX, on 15 June from 15:00 &#8211; 17:00.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The aim of this side event is to focus attention on several fundamental human rights issues facing Tibet today: namely, restrictions on freedom of expression and movement, which in turn have a significant impact on the ability of Tibetans to exercise other fundamental human rights. The lack of access to Tibet for UN mandate-holders, foreign diplomats and journalists, among others, also severely impacts the protection and promotion of human rights in Tibet as well as the free flow of information out of Tibet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The speakers will include the U.S. Ambassador to the Human Rights Council, <strong>Mr. Keith Harper<\/strong>; the Undersecretary of State and Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues, <strong>Dr. Sarah Sewall<\/strong>; the President of the International Campaign for Tibet, <strong>Mr. Matteo Mecacci<\/strong>;&nbsp;<strong>Ven. Golog Jigmy<\/strong>, a former Tibetan political prisoner recently arrived in Europe; and&nbsp;<strong>Mr. Juan Pablo Cardenal<\/strong>, journalist and writer as well as former China correspondent for Spanish newspapers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On behalf of the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) is organising a side event during the upcoming 29th session of the UN Human Rights Council. 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