{"id":12670,"date":"2021-09-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-13T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/nieuws\/un-experts-raise-cases-of-detained-and-disappeared-tibetans\/"},"modified":"2021-09-14T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-09-13T22:00:00","slug":"un-experts-raise-cases-of-detained-and-disappeared-tibetans","status":"publish","type":"nieuws","link":"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/en\/news\/un-experts-raise-cases-of-detained-and-disappeared-tibetans\/","title":{"rendered":"UN experts raise cases of detained and \u201cdisappeared\u201d Tibetans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Four independent UN human rights experts and bodies have raised the cases of the detained Tibetans Rinchen Tsultrim and Go Sherab Gyatso in a communication to the Chinese government that became public today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the communication, the UN Working Group on Involuntary and Enforced Disappearances, the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention and the special rapporteurs on minority issues and freedom of religion or belief express \u201cserious concern for the alleged arbitrary detention and enforced disappearance\u201d of the two Tibetans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The experts add that they \u201care particularly concerned at information indicating that these detentions are not isolated events, but reflect a worrying pattern of arbitrary and incommunicado detentions, closed trials, and unknown charges and verdicts against the Tibetan religious minority in China, some of them amounting to enforced disappearances.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Citing the obligations of the Chinese government under international human rights law, the experts urge the Chinese government to provide information on the whereabouts of the two Tibetans and the legal grounds for their arrest and detention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ICT quote<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kai M\u00fcller, head of UN advocacy at the International Campaign for Tibet, said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cWe strongly welcome the UN experts\u2019 communication to the Chinese government. The cases of Rinchen Tsultrim and Go Sherab Gyatso reflect a worrisome pattern of repression in Tibet, where the Chinese authorities relentlessly persecute dissent and independent thought. Rinchen Tsultrim and Go Sherab Gyatso must be released immediately, as they have been imprisoned solely for the exercise of freedom of speech and thought.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cProlonged incommunicado detention is worrisome because of the danger of torture against unaccounted-for detainees. We believe this is a serious risk, as two Tibetans <a href=\"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/tibetan-monk-dies-after-beating-in-custody-pattern-of-torture-and-mistreatment-in-tibet-must-end\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">died earlier this year<\/a> while in or immediately after detention due to injuries sustained in detention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cWe urge the international community, governments and parliaments to publicly raise the cases of Rinchen Tsultrim and Go Sherab Gyatso, as well as of other Tibetans, and to consider, in earnest, consequences with regard to their bilateral relations with the government of China. In Tibet, nothing has changed for the better, and the country must be back on the agenda to prevent a further deterioration of human rights conditions.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rinchen Tsultrim<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Tibetan monk <a href=\"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/prison-sentence-for-tibetan-monk-who-expressed-views-on-wechat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rinchen Tsultrim<\/a> (29 years old), held in detention incommunicado for exercising his freedom of opinion and thoughts, is known to be detained in Mianyang Prison in Sichuan province. The International Campaign for Tibet believes that Rinchen was charged with \u201cincitement to split the country\u201d for expressing his views on the Chinese social media WeChat app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His whereabouts were completely unknown for over a year and a half after Chinese police \u201cdisappeared\u201d him on 27 July 2019 for his online messages. After submitting multiple inquiries about his wellbeing and whereabouts, Rinchen\u2019s family were officially informed by the Ngaba (Chinese: Aba) Public Security Bureau on 23 March 2021 that he had been sentenced to four years and six months in prison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although it is now known that he is imprisoned in Mianyang Prison, details of his trial, assuming there was one, charge and sentence could not be ascertained. As of September 2021, no family member has been able to see Rinchen in person or via video-link while he is in prison. Amnesty International has also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/ASA1743392021ENGLISH.pdf\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">raised grave concerns<\/a> for Rinchen Tsultrim\u2019s condition and wellbeing, and his lack of access to his family and legal representation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Go Sherab Gyatso<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The prominent Tibetan Buddhist scholar and writer Go Sherab Gyatso (46 years old) was detained in Chengdu, Sichuan province by officials from the Tibet Autonomous Region on 26 October 2020. No information about the circumstances of his detention or his current whereabouts was available. It is therefore still unclear as to the reason for his detention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gyatso is a prolific writer, having published several books on <a href=\"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/delayed-information-on-arbitrary-detention-of-prominent-tibetan-buddhist-scholar\/\">Tibetan Buddhist philosophy<\/a>, tradition and culture. These include commentaries on the autobiography of the Tibetan Buddhist master Tsongkhapa, a book of advice by Sakya Pandita and Gedun Choephel\u2019s \u201cThe Golden Surface,\u201d the story of a cosmopolitan\u2019s pilgrimage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gyatso has also published critiques about the Tibetan monastic education system, calling for a broadening of the monastic community\u2019s exposure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spcommreports.ohchr.org\/TMResultsBase\/DownLoadPublicCommunicationFile?gId=26506\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read the communication by the UN experts and bodies<\/a>.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/savetibet.org\/why-tibet\/political-prisoners\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Learn more about political prisoners in Tibet<\/a>.<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Four independent UN human rights experts and bodies have raised the cases of the detained Tibetans Rinchen Tsultrim and Go Sherab Gyatso in a communication to the Chinese government that became public today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":12671,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"categorie":[691,678],"news_tag":[672],"class_list":["post-12670","nieuws","type-nieuws","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categorie-news","categorie-policy-centerunited-nations-and-tibet","news_tag-united-nations-and-tibet"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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