- A brief background of the Tibetan Human Rights Crisis
It is quite evident beyond any reasonable doubts that that the human rights for the Tibetans have been violated over some reasonable period of time. The violation of most of the fundamental human rights for the People of Tibet has therefore become a key area of prime concern. The violations have been characterized by a constant rise in the number of government restrictions on religious, cultural and other types of freedoms. (Epstein, 2003). The Chines government has meted out some very repressive policies on the Tibetans making life very unbearable. The unfair policies and practices meted on the people of Tibet include, the forcible eviction of the nomadic communities from their ancestral lands, censorship and the destructive extraction of the natural resources and minerals in the Tibet plateau. Generally there has been a persistent and systematic violation of basic human rights and fundamental freedoms.
These inhuman restrictions have caused a human rights crisis which has fuelled the emergence of quest for freedom among the Tibetans. The Chinese government on the other hand was determined to quell any attempts to oppose the human rights violations. The government for instance responded by deploying huge numbers of security personnel all over the area to contain the situation.
The Chinese government has continuously restricted the Tibetan people their fundamental rights leading to high levels of desperation, which have in turn; led to the escalation of the crisis that has so far not shown any signs of abating (Amnesty International, 2005). Some of the commonly violated human rights in Tibet region world are the rights to life, rights to opinion, rights to interaction, and rights to standard medical care among others (US State Department, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, 2009)
- Research, observations and recommendations made by FIDH concerning the Tibetan human rights situation
- The main mission of International Federations of Human Rights in the Tibetan Human Rights Crisis
Fuelled by the injustices occasioned against the Tibetan people by the Chinese government over the recent past, the International Federation of Human Rights raised concern in the situation. The federation took the sole responsibility of engaging the Chinese government aimed at changing the methods and ways of dealing with such issues as human rights as regards the people and the entire environment of the Tibet region. This noble idea and step of the FIDH was founded on the alarming rates of self-immolations within the Tibet region. The situation with rampancy of self-immolation was against the principle of human life welfare and valuation. (Goldstein & Beall, 1991). The FIDH has really been able to achieve a great deal from the negotiations with the Chinese government because there has been several changes such as the permission of international media, independent monitoring agencies and some competent diplomatic persons to investigate the Tibetan situation. Such actions have to a great extent served as a reason for the rights of the innocent Tibetan people to be respected and their freedoms granted. (Heinrich, 2009)
FIDH was compelled by those events and developed a deep concern thus it decided to take a leading role to ensure that the Chinese government puts in place all possible measures to change and improve on the situation four years ago. Since the inception of this campaign, the Tibetans have been so positive about it and have received it without any opposition. The people of Tibet region have also come out and stood firmly to argue and protest against the oppressive Chinese rule: they demand for freedom and liberty among them and also the return of ‘his holiness the Dalai Lama.’ (Fjeld, 2004)
- Objectives of International Federations for Human Rights, towards advancing human rights in Tibet
Organizations working together with the International Federation of Human Rights
FIDH works in togetherness with global organizations such as the Amnesty International organization and the human rights watch. All the organizations act as back up support for the struggle and fight for respect of human rights for all people in the world not only in China.
Sources of FIDH funding and organizational structure and its adaptability to the human rights campaign in Tibet
The FIDHI being a nonprofit making organization is reliant on donor funding. The federation receives its funding from such organizations as the United Nations, commonwealth, WFP, and other concern organizations such as the UNICEF, WHO, and the human rights watch. With the funding resources, the federation is able to finance its programs all aimed at protecting the fundamental human rights for everyone in the world.
References
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Epstein, I. (2003). My China Eye: memoirs of a Jew and a journalist, Long River Press. Retrieved from http://books.google.fr/books?
Fjeld, H. (2004). Commoners and Nobles: Hereditary Divisions in Tibet. Nordic Institute of Asian Studies. Retrieved from: http://www. Books.google
Goldstein, M & Beall, C. ( 1991). "China's Birth Control Policy in the Tibet Autonomous Region".
Heinrich, H. (2009), "Tibet: Before and After Invasion | Friends of Tibet (India). Friends of Tibet. Print.
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