Tibet activist at UN Forum exposes China’s colonial boarding schools, urges immediate shutdown

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Tenzin Nyidon

DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 1: In a deeply personal address at the United Nations’ 18th Forum on Minority Issues, Tibet Action Institute’s Senior Researcher and Strategist, Tenzin Dorjee, delivered one of the most forceful interventions of the session, using his platform to challenge the very premise of the panel and to reassert a fundamental truth rarely acknowledged in international arenas that the Tibetans are not a minority; they have been minoritized.

Speaking before UN experts, diplomats, and representatives from more than 26 countries, including China, long-time activist began by tracing ...

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