EU Urges China to Address Human Rights Violations and Preserve Tibetan Identity

The European Union (EU) has expressed ongoing concern over Tibet’s human rights situation during the 57th UN Human Rights Council session. Tibet faces challenges such as forced boarding schools, mass DNA collection, and the closure of Tibetan schools. They also highlighted widespread harassment of human rights defenders and the illegal detention of individuals. The EU urged China to respect its laws and international obligations, ensure bilingual education, and allow more international monitoring of Tibet. The EU further called for the release of several Tibetan activists.