China: Allow UN Rights Experts into Tibet

Expand China’s national flag is raised during a ceremony marking the 96th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party at Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China, July 1, 2017. © 2017 CNS/He Penglei via Reuters (New York) – The Chinese government’s repression of political dissent in Tibetan areas warrants fact-finding visits by United Nations human rights experts, Human Rights Watch said today, releasing a new compilation of cases and sentences against Tibetans. On February 21, 2018, six UN experts called for the release of Tibetan language rights advocate Tashi…

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