{"id":12291,"date":"2019-09-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-17T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/nieuws\/un-urged-to-ask-china-to-cease-demolition-of-tibetan-buddhist-institute\/"},"modified":"2019-09-18T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-09-17T22:00:00","slug":"un-urged-to-ask-china-to-cease-demolition-of-tibetan-buddhist-institute","status":"publish","type":"nieuws","link":"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/en\/news\/un-urged-to-ask-china-to-cease-demolition-of-tibetan-buddhist-institute\/","title":{"rendered":"UN urged to ask China to cease demolition of Tibetan Buddhist institute"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the UN Human Rights Council session in Geneva today, Christa \nMeindersma spoke on behalf of the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights \nand drew attention to the <a href=\"https:\/\/savetibet.org\/new-phase-of-expulsions-at-important-buddhist-institute-leads-to-rounding-up-of-monks-and-nuns-for-re-education\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">worsening situation at the Tibetan Buddhist institution of Yachen Gar<\/a>,\n where more than 7,000 Tibetan Buddhist practitioners have been expelled\n between May and July and large parts of the encampment have been \ndemolished. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secureservercdn.net\/198.71.233.163\/4vo.170.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/HRC_42_Item_4_ICT_Christa-600x337.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30375\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meindersma asked the Human Rights Council \u201cto call on China to  respect the freedom of religion or belief, movement and cultural rights  of Tibetan Buddhist  practitioners at Yachen Gar, and to cease further expulsion and  demolitions at the institute. The Chinese government should also ensure  expelled residents are not subjected to political re-education or  surveillance, and that they are supported in finding new accommodation  and continuing their religious studies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read Meindersma\u2019s full statement below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secureservercdn.net\/198.71.233.163\/4vo.170.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/helsinki-human-rights-logo.jpg\" alt=\"helsinki human rights\" class=\"wp-image-20391\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GENERAL ASSEMBLY<br>\n<strong>Human Rights Council<\/strong><br>\nForty-Second Regular Session<br>\nSeptember 17, 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Item 4: General Debate \u2013 Human rights situations that require the Council\u2019s attention<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Statement delivered by Christa Meindersma on behalf of the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mr. President, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights remains deeply concerned at the \npersistent and widespread human rights violations suffered by Tibetans \nin the People\u2019s Republic of China. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In recent years, the harsher Chinese policies towards Tibetans, in \nwhich cutting-edge surveillance technology is combined with the \ndeployment of Party cadres in monasteries, schools and homes and \ncampaigns to \u201cSinizice\u201d Tibetan Buddhism, have greatly infringed upon \nTibetans\u2019 freedom of religion or belief and cultural rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A recent example is the worsening situation at the Tibetan Buddhist \ninstitution of Yachen Gar, where over 7,000 Tibetan Buddhist \npractitioners have been expelled between May and July and large parts of\n the encampment have been demolished. According to reports, many of the \nmonks and nuns evicted are now being forcefully sent to \u201cpolitical \nre-education\u201d classes, most likely in detention at extra-legal \nfacilities where they are at high risk of torture and ill-treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Already in 2016, in a communication to the Chinese government, United\n Nations Special Mandate Holders had raised the situation at Yachen Gar,\n asking for information about the legal grounds for the demolitions and \nexpulsions and their compatibility with human rights standards.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As their concerns and questions remained unanswered, we urge on the \nCouncil to call on China to respect the freedom of religion or belief, \nmovement and cultural rights of Tibetan Buddhist practitioners at Yachen\n Gar, and to cease further expulsion and demolitions at the institute. \nThe Chinese government should also ensure expelled residents are not \nsubjected to political re-education or surveillance, and that they are \nsupported in finding new accommodation and continuing their religious \nstudies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you, Mr. President.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ENDS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the UN Human Rights Council session in Geneva today, ICT&#8217;s Christa Meindersma spoke on behalf of the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights and drew attention to the worsening situation at the Tibetan Buddhist institution of Yachen Gar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"categorie":[666,678],"news_tag":[711],"class_list":["post-12291","nieuws","type-nieuws","status-publish","hentry","categorie-newsinternational-political-news","categorie-policy-centerunited-nations-and-tibet","news_tag-culture-and-religionunited-nations-and-tibet"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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