{"id":12563,"date":"2021-01-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-28T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/nieuws\/eu-statement-on-the-release-of-tashi-wangchuk\/"},"modified":"2021-01-29T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-01-28T23:00:00","slug":"eu-statement-on-the-release-of-tashi-wangchuk","status":"publish","type":"nieuws","link":"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/en\/news\/eu-statement-on-the-release-of-tashi-wangchuk\/","title":{"rendered":"EU statement on the release of Tashi Wangchuk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The European Union has responded to the release of Tibetan political prisoner Tashi Wangchuk by calling on China to respect Tibetans\u2019 rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to his lawyer, Tashi ended his prison sentence and was released last week, on 28 January 2021, after completing a five-year term for speaking to The New York Times about China\u2019s efforts to prevent Tibetans from learning their own language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although Tashi has been released, concerns are high that he will not truly be free, as Chinese authorities routinely harass former Tibetan political prisoners and deprive them of their rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tashi\u2019s case also highlights the Chinese government\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/sinicization-poses-new-threats-to-the-survival-of-tibetan-buddhist-culture-and-values-in-tibet\/\">ongoing campaign<\/a> to eliminate Tibetans\u2019 unique religion and culture, including their ancestral language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Below is the EU statement on Tashi\u2019s release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">China: Statement by the Spokesperson on the release of human rights defender Tashi Wangchuk<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Brussels, 29 January 2021<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Human rights defender Tashi Wangchuk has been released from prison in China, after serving a five-year prison sentence linked to his peaceful advocacy for Tibetan language rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The right to use and develop minority languages is guaranteed under the Chinese Constitution and under international human rights law. Protecting native languages is critical to maintaining culture and identity. Citizens of Tibetan descent in China face restrictions on freedom of religion or belief, and freedom of education in a minority language. There are also numerous related cases of detention, disappearances and deaths in detention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The European Union calls upon the Chinese authorities to ensure that Mr Wangchuk\u2019s release is unconditional and that he is able to enjoy his fundamental freedoms, including freedom of movement and residence. The EU also urges the authorities to conduct a thorough investigation into allegations of mistreatment, torture and abuses on Mr Wangchuk while in detention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The EU calls for the immediate and unconditional release of all those currently imprisoned in connection with the exercise of their rights and fundamental freedoms. Those in detention have a right to a fair trial and due process, and to decent treatment, free from torture and ill treatment while in prison. The European Union will continue to engage with China on human rights issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"footnote wp-block-paragraph\">Source: https:\/\/eeas.europa.eu\/headquarters\/headquarters-homepage\/92290\/china-statement-spokesperson-release-human-rights-defender-tashi-wangchuk_en<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The European Union has responded to the release of Tibetan political prisoner Tashi Wangchuk by calling on China to respect Tibetans\u2019 rights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":11573,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"categorie":[691,685],"news_tag":[665],"class_list":["post-12563","nieuws","type-nieuws","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categorie-news","categorie-policy-centereuropean-union-institutionseeas","news_tag-europe-and-tibet"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>EU statement on the release of Tashi Wangchuk - 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