China once again came under UN scrutiny over human rights violations in Tibet, reported Pardafas.
China was grilled for last two days of the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights session in Geneva on February 15-16. The UN’s top human rights body reviewed China for the third time on implementing the world body’s Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights,
Several issues related to Sinicization and other severe abuses in Tibet, Covid-19, reprisals against human rights defenders and a security law that crushed dissidents in Hong Kong, raised by Right Advocates. These developments were overshadowed by reports that as part of an annual indoctrination process, the Chinese-appointed Panchen Lama, Gyaltsen Norbu was recently told by a senior CPC official to remain loyal to the ideals of President Xi Jinping. The Chinese government has made significant attempts to enslave Tibet and its inhabitants. The most recent in this series is propaganda being broadcast on state television in the form of shows meant to demonstrate that Buddhism is a “ancient Chinese religion” with Chinese traits. The very fact that the Panchen Lama has to swear loyalty to President Xi annually is a reminder of how tenuous China’s hold on Tibet.. Notably, during the Tibetan New Year, Losar celebrated on February 21 2023, the Panchen Lama in a meeting with Senior Communist Party of China (CPC) official, Shi Taifeng, reportedly said “he would firmly bear in mind the earnest instructions issued by General Secretary Xi Jinping, conscientiously study and implement the guiding principles of the 20th CPC National Congress, and actively contribute to aligning Tibetan Buddhism to the Chinese context and socialist society”.
