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About 3,000 Tibetans flee Tibet through Nepal annually, and approximately 20,000 reside in settlements scattered throughout Nepal. This report appraises the current status and circumstances of Tibetan refugees in Nepal. Tibetans residing in Nepal and their descendants live in legal limbo; they are not recognized as refugees or given any definable legal status. Their future is increasingly insecure in a country that reluctantly acknowledges, but refuses to accept, their presence. They and their children, born in Nepal and entitled under international law to acquire a nationality, remain stateless. Newly arriving refugees face increased harassment and risks of being returned to Tibet. By providing detailed information on these topics, Tibet Justice Center hopes to clarify the circumstances for Tibetan refugees in Nepal and to suggest politically feasible means to improve them. The circumstances highlighted by this report reveal a pressing need for governments, UNHCR, and the international community to reexamine the current informal arrangement regarding the status and treatment of Tibetan refugees in host countries, and to work to provide them with a more durable solution.

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This report investigates the degree to which the Chinese government respects and promotes Tibetan children's human rights in three areas: detention, torture and other maltreatment by state actors; education; and health care and nutrition. The report describes from a human rights perspective the impact of Chinese rule on Tibetan children. We hope to provide a more comprehensive picture of Tibetan children's lives today to better understand their present circumstances and their likely futures, so that steps can be taken to safeguard their welfare.

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This report evaluates China's compliance with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women relative to Tibetan women. We find that China engages in gross violations of the rights of Tibetan women.

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This compilation is intended as a reference for those investigating contemporary Tibetan issues. Included are legal documents derived through judicial and legislative process. Also included are selected universal international instruments with particular relevance to the situation in Tibet.

Since Legal Materials on Tibet was first published in 1994, efforts on behalf of the Tibetan people have expanded considerably As a result, governments and interngovernmental bodies have produced nearly twice as many resolutions and documents concerning Tibet over the past two and a half years than during the previous forty-four year history since the People's Republic of China invaded Tibet in 1950. This second edition bears witness to the resulting achievements.

We hope that concerned individuals will use this compact reference manual both for its content and as inspiration for the hard work that is still ahead.

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