Human Rights Watch Weekly Digest: Tibet, China and Beijing 2008

UK: Olympic Torch Illuminates Lack of China Rights Policy
“No Strategy” to Address Tibet, Olympic-Related Rights Crises
(London, April 4, 2008) – In welcoming the Beijing Olympic Torch Relay outside 10 Downing Street, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is sending the Chinese government exactly the wrong message on its ongoing crackdown in Tibet and on human rights advocates in China.
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China: Activist’s Jailing Spotlights Olympics’ Negative Effect on Rights
Governments, IOC Must Press for Hu Jia’s Release
(Washington, DC, April 3, 2008) – The jailing of China’s leading human rights activist, Hu Jia, reflects a further hardening of Beijing’s stance towards dissent in the lead up to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
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China: International Olympic Committee Operating in Moral Void
The IOC has not spoken publicly about a wide variety of human rights abuses in China
(Geneva, April 1, 2008) – The Ethics Commission of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) should articulate human rights standards for host countries to end the moral void in which it operates.
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Nepal: Stop Abusing and Arresting Tibetans
Restore Tibetans’ Rights to Assembly, Expression and Movement
(Washington, DC, April 1, 2008) – The Nepali police’s recent abuses of and threats to deport Tibetan protestors in Kathmandu betray the government’s own record of restoring rights.Read more