TCHRD Press Statement on Human Rights Day

10 December 1948 marked the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). A resolution of the UN General Assembly proclaimed the Declaration as the “common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations” in respect for human rights.

Inside the Kumbum monastery

A monk is talking on his cell phone. A monk is driving his car. A monk is playing violent video games at an Internet cafe. A monk is discussing Chinese politics, describing the heartache of living under communist domination.

Truck overturns in Tibet, killing 10 passengers

A truck loaded with cargo and passengers overturned on a mountain highway in eastern Tibet, killing 10 people on board and injuring 11 others, the official Xinhua News Agency reported Thursday.