Statement from the ICT Board of Directors on Tenzin Kalsang Gonta and Uzra Zeya

2 months ago

The Board of Directors of the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) is pleased to welcome to ICT’s Board two dynamic leaders and defenders of Tibetans’ human rights and self-determination – Tenzin Kalsang Gonta and Uzra Zeya. The Board elected Gonta and Zeya during its meeting on December 9, 2025.

Upon her appointment, Gonta said, “I’m honored to be able to work toward His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s vision and advocate for the people in Tibet at a time when democratic freedoms, human rights and nonviolent action couldn’t be more relevant on the Tibetan plateau, in the United States and around the world.”

Uzra Zeya, President and CEO of Human Rights First and former US Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues said of her appointment, “I am thrilled and honored by this opportunity to work with and support ICT in a new chapter. Through my service as an ICT Board member, I want to contribute what I can to help the Tibetan people in their struggle for human rights and freed...

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