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Rights for Tibetans – also in Switzerland!

Despite the free trade agreement with China, the fundamental rights of Tibetans in Switzerland must be protected.
Photo: Franziska Rothenbühler

To the campaign – Rights for Tibetans – also in Switzerland!
Switzerland and Standing Rock

No Business Without Human Rights

The STP addresses the financial involvement of the two large Swiss banks UBS and CS in the controversial North Dakota pipeline project.
Photo: No Spiritual Surrender

To the campaign – No Business Without Human Rights
Peru

No Dirty Gold!

With the "No Dirty Gold!" campaign, the STP is striving to combat dirty gold mining worldwide.
Photo: Daniel Schweizer

To the campaign – No Dirty Gold!
Switzerland

More space for travelling Roma

The project "Travelling Roma in Switzerland" aims to reduce conflicts between foreign Roma, the police, the authorities and the population.
Photo: Eric Roset

To the campaign – More space for travelling Roma
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Who we are

As an independent international human rights organization, the Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) stands by minorities and indigenous peoples.

We document human rights violations, we inform the public and raise their awareness of human rights issues. And we protect the interests of those affected in dealings with the authorities and decision-makers.

We support local efforts to strengthen the human rights of minorities and indigenous peoples, and work both nationally and internationally with organisations and individuals who pursue similar goals.

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Protecting the fundamental rights of Tibetans – also in Switzerland!

Five years after Switzerland signed a free trade agreement with China, the closer economic ties between Switzerland and China are affecting the fundamental rights of Tibetans in Switzerland. Together with Tibetan organisations and the SPM, call on politicians and authorities,

  • to guarantee unrestricted freedom of expression in Switzerland with regard to the situation in Tibet,
  • to find alternatives to “China” for the designation of origin in identity documents.
  • to actively support the observance of freedom of movement of Tibetans living in Switzerland,
  • to ensure protection from surveillance and the right to privacy of Tibetans living in Switzerland.

This petition is supported by:
Tibetan Youth Association in Europe (TYAE), Swiss-Tibetan Friendship Association (GSTF), Tibetan Community in Switzerland and Liechtenstein (TCSL), Tibetan Women’s Organisation (TWOS) and Society for Threatened Peoples (STP)

Target
10'500
Signatures
Current
10'277
Signatures

Protection of Tibetans

On 10 September 2018, Tibetan organisations and the Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) submitted a petition. In the petition, 11,330 people called on the Federal Council and parliament to better protect the rights of Tibetans in Switzerland.

Lisa Mazzone, National Councillor (Greens / GE) and President of the GfbV emphasises: "The Federal Council must not be guided solely by economic interests towards China. The protection of the human rights of Tibetans has priority. »

The undersigned call on the Federal Council to work internationally and vis-à-vis China for the observance of human rights in Tibet and to officially receive the Dalai Lama during his visit to Switzerland. Likewise, politicians and authorities are called upon to guarantee freedom of opinion, to campaign for the observance of the freedom of movement of Tibetans living here, and to guarantee protection against surveillance and the observance of privacy for Tibetans in Switzerland.

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