Swiss Tibet Group Says China Law Targets Tibetan Children

The Swiss Parliamentary Group for Tibet condemned China’s new Law on Ethnic Unity and Progress, saying it promotes a Han-centered national identity at the expense of Tibetan language, religion, and culture. The law was enacted in March 2026 and will take effect on July 1. The group warned that expanded state control over education and public life could worsen conditions for at least one million Tibetan children already separated from their families through boarding schools. It also cited Chinese state media reports of kindergarten-age children being exposed to Communist Party and People’s Liberation Army propaganda.