UN experts sound the alarm: Forced labor and resettlement in Tibet must have international consequences – millions of Tibetans affected

3 months ago

The International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) welcomes the statement released today by independent UN experts expressing their deep concern about ongoing allegations of state-organized forced labor in China. In addition to Uyghur, Kazakh, and Kyrgyz communities, the experts explicitly mention Tibetans as being affected by systematic forced labor and resettlement programs.

“There is a persistent pattern of alleged State-imposed forced labour involving ethnic minorities across multiple provinces in China,” the experts said. “In many cases, the coercive elements are so severe that they may amount to forcible transfer and/or enslavement as a crime against humanity.” The labor and land transfers explicitly serve the goal of “reshaping” the cultural identities of Tibetans and others under the guise of poverty alleviation.

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