{"id":12678,"date":"2021-09-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-20T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/nieuws\/un-human-rights-council-detention-disappearance-and-development-in-tibet-raised\/"},"modified":"2021-09-21T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-09-20T22:00:00","slug":"un-human-rights-council-detention-disappearance-and-development-in-tibet-raised","status":"publish","type":"nieuws","link":"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/en\/news\/un-human-rights-council-detention-disappearance-and-development-in-tibet-raised\/","title":{"rendered":"UN Human Rights Council: Detention, disappearance and development in Tibet raised"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the ongoing 48th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Kai Mueller raised cases of arbitrary detention and disappearance of Tibetans and human rights issues related to development policies in Tibet. Mueller spoke on behalf of the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTibetans continue to be arbitrarily detained for practicing their religious beliefs, for voicing dissent with government policies or for defending their rights,\u201d Mueller said, raising the cases of <a href=\"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/tibetan-monk-jailed-for-online-messages-detained-in-mianyang-prison\/\">Rinchen Tsultrim<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/savetibet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/040721-go-sherap-gyatso.pdf\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Go Sherab Gyatso<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/testimony-reveals-pre-trial-torture-of-tibetan-businessman-philanthropist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dorjee Tashi<\/a>. While Go Sherab Gyatso\u2019s whereabouts are still unknown, Tibetan businessman Dorjee Tashi\u2019s case is particularly concerning, and his testimony on torture he suffered during pre-trial detention has become available only now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mueller noted with serious concern reports about an <a href=\"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/eastern-tibet-wave-of-arrests-over-language-rights-dalai-lama-images\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ongoing wave of arrests of Tibetans<\/a> in Kardze (Chinese: Ganzi) prefecture in Sichuan province amid a crackdown by authorities on language rights and possession of images of the Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama. The Human Rights Council heard the reports of the UN Working Groups on Arbitrary Detention and on Enforced and Involuntary Disappearance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With regard to the report of the special rapporteur on the right to development, Mueller delivered a statement on behalf of the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights calling on the special rapporteur and Human Rights Council member states to consider the project of \u201cdevelopment\u201d and the right to development within the context of climate responses with serious caution. He noted so-called \u201cdevelopment\u201d and \u201cenvironmental\u201d policies in the People\u2019s Republic of China have been used to disempower local Tibetans, extract resources and damage their local environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mueller cited policies such as grassland privatization, nomad relocation and the expansion of extractive industries as accelerating desertification and the loss of a major carbon sink. He urged the special rapporteur and member states to prioritize the promotion of fundamental civil and political rights, so that individuals can access information and participate in policy decision-making, as well as seek accountability and justice, regardless of whether policies are development or climate focused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Statements<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read Mueller\u2019s statements on behalf of the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/savetibet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/HRC_48_Item-3_ID-SR-Development_Tibet.pdf\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the right to development<\/a><br>\u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/savetibet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/HRC_48_Item-3_ID-WGEID_Tibet.pdf\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Interactive Dialogue with the Working Group on Involuntary and Enforced Disappearance<\/a><br>\u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/savetibet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/HRC_48_Item-3_ID-WGAD_Tibet.pdf\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Interactive Dialogue with the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the ongoing 48th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Kai Mueller raised cases of arbitrary detention and disappearance of Tibetans and human rights issues related to development policies in Tibet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":12679,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"categorie":[691,678],"news_tag":[672],"class_list":["post-12678","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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