Contact is taking a holiday!

Contact is taking a break after 25 years of bringing you news of Tibet and Tibetan issues. We are celebrating our 25 years by bringing you the story of Contact and the people who have made it happen, and our archive is still there for you to access at any time, and below you can read the story of Contact, how it came into being and the wonderful reflections of the people who have made it happen over the years.

When and how Contact will re-emerge and evolve will be determined by those who become involved.

China’s Rejection

March 18, 2014;

China has rejected all but one of the recommendations on Tibet raised in a United Nations Review of its human rights record. During China’s second Universal Periodic Review in Geneva on October 22, 2013, more than a dozen UN member states raised concern for the human rights situation in Tibet calling on China to change its treatment of ethnic minorities and the rights to freedom of expression, religion and assembly. The recommendation accepted by China was to facilitate the visits of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and Special Rapporteur to Tibet

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