US Senator introduces bill condemning CCP’s forced labour in Tibet

CTA President (R) with Senator Josh Hawley (L) during a meeting in DC in Nov 2019 (Photo- CTA)

By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 26: A draft resolution was introduced in the US Senate titled “Condemning the Chinese Communist Party’s use of forced labor and other coercive measures to destroy religious freedom in Tibet” by Republican Senator Josh Hawley and cosponsored by 10 other Senators. The bill emphasized the CCP’s interference on the Tibetan […]

Dalai Lama welcomes activation of UN treaty on Nuclear weapons ban

The UN treaty on prohibition of Nuclear weapons will come into affect in January 2020 (Rappler)

By Tenzin Dharpo DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 26: Days after the United Nation’s treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons was activated after the 50th country ratified the treaty, long-time advocate of global disarmament His Holiness the Dalai Lama welcomed the development and said, “A nuclear-free world is in everyone’s interest”. The Tibetan spiritual leader wrote, “This […]