STP flags transnational repression at United Nations Human Rights Council session in Geneva

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Geneva [Switzerland] March 4 (ANI): The Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) hosted a significant side event on the margins of the 61st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), focusing on transnational repression, according to a report by the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA).

The discussion featured key representatives from communities impacted by state-driven cross-border repression, including Sarah from STP Germany, Zumrita Akrin of the Uyghur Congress, Lebin Ding representing the Felang Goan Chinese community, and Thinley Chukki, Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama from the Office of Tibet in Geneva. As noted in the CTA report, the event was attended by delegates from 12 Member States affiliated with UN Permanent Missions, alongside civil society actors, with more than 40 participants present.

In her opening remarks, Representative Thinley Chukki thanked STP for organising the event and underscored the value of amplifying the lived ex...

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