The United States and the United Nations have taken notable steps in illuminating religious intolerance in China. The most recent example is currently underway in Geneva, Switzerland. The U.N.’s Human Rights Council’s 22nd Session began on February 25 and will conclude on March 22. According to a delegate from the United States, “China continues to silence dissidents through arrest, conviction, forced disappearances, extra legal detention, and other forms of intimidation”. Perhaps more alarming are the amount of Tibetan suicides conducted as a form of protest against the Chinese government. “Since 2009, as many as 107 Tibetans living under China’s rule have set themselves on fire demanding freedom and the return of the Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama from exile.” Please read the entire article here.
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