Human rights |
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So fundamental is the denial of basic human rights in Tibet that it would be more appropriate to talk about human wrongs. Too few of the articles of the 60-year-old UN Declaration of Human Rights apply in Tibet.
By following the links on this page, you can find information about the widespread use of torture on political prisoners, the lack of freedom of information and the plight of refugees fleeing across the mountains.
Other human rights abuses, including restrictions on religious practice, can be found in Culture and society and Economy and environment.
Click here for information on religious repression in Tibet
Click here to read the UN Declaration of Human Rights
 Too few of the articles of the 60-year-old UN Declaration of Human Rights apply in |  Every year as many as 3000 Tibetans escape into exile by making a perilous journey through the Himalayas to Nepal and India. |
 Since brutal crackdowns on protests in March 2008 it is unknown how many Tibetan political prisoners are still being held. |  It has been reported that China ranked 163rd (of 168) in the 2006 press freedom index. All forms of Information access are strictly controlled. |
