CTA, rights groups mark International Day in Support of Victims of Torture

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Tsering Dhundup

DHARAMSHALA, June 27: On the occasion of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) and Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) issued indictments of the Chinese government’s systematic use of torture in Tibet, demanding global accountability for decades of abuse.

To mark the solemn day, the Human Rights Desk of the Department of Information and International Relations (DIIR) of the CTA released a report titled “Torture Deaths of Tibetan Political Prisoners”. The publication is a compilation of documented cases of Tibetan political prisoners who have died as a result of brutal treatment in Chinese custody or shortly after release due to irreversible injuries or illnesses sustained during imprisonment.

The report pays tribute to those Tibetans...

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