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Geneva, 13 September 2025: A group of United Nations human rights experts has raised alarm over China’s alleged interference in the succession of the 14th Dalai Lama and the decades-long enforced disappearance of Gedhun Cheokyi Nyima, the Panchen Lama recognised by the Dalai Lama in 1995.
In a formal communication dated 15 July 2025 to Beijing, five UN Experts expressed “grave concern” over Chinese laws and policies that assert state control over Tibetan Buddhist practices, particularly the reincarnation of religious leaders.
The letter highlights China’s 2007 Measures on the Management of the Reincarnation of Living Buddhas and the 2017 Religious Affairs Regulation, which require government approva...
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