To

Kishore Rao,

Director

UNESCO World Heritage Centre

Date: June 15, 2013

Subject:  Appealing to take immediate action to stop the destruction and frightening              modernization of Lhasa, the capital city of Tibet.

Your Excellency,

We the Tibetan Women’s Association, an organization that encompasses 16,000 members in 56 regional chapters across four …

Dharamsala, 5th June, 10am – 5pm

To mark the ‘World Environment Day 2013’, the Women’s Environment and Development Desk (WEDD) of the Central Tibetan Women’s Association organized an event based on this year’s theme; Think. Eat. Save. This event was mainly to inform and spread awareness about the impact of food waste on environment and …

Tibetan Women’s Association is pleased to announce fellowship to one female candidate, who would like to specialize in Gynecology or Pediatric.

On 54th Anniversary of Tibetan Women’s Uprising Day, TWA has announced scholarship to a Tibetan female student who plans to do further study either on gynecology or pediatrics studies. Unfortunately, till date no one …

This one-year project (April 2013 to March 2014) is a direct outreach program and essentially an educational and empowerment campaign on Human Rights and Women’s legal rights. The program aims to encourage women to pursue justice rather than wait for its appearance, inform them about its means and procedures, and it also emphasizes the strength …

Immediate Press Release:

18 years of enforced disappearance of 11th Panchen Lama

The People’s Republic of China must release Gendun Choekyi Nyima. He is the 11th Panchen Lama, the reincarnation of 10th Panchen Lama, Gendun Choekyi Gyaltsen and the real Panchen Lama of Tibetan people.

Gendun Choekyi Nyima is son of Konchok Phuntsog …

We the Central Tibetan Women’s Association would like to congratulate Former Kalon Tripa Prof. Samdhong Lobsang Tenzin on being appointed as the Chancellor of Sanchi University of Buddhist-Indic Studies based in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh on 25 April 2013.

Today, being appointed as the Chancellor of Sanchi University …

Although the birthday of the Panchen Lama is meant to be a festive occasion, the current situation is not a cause for celebration. Today, April 25, 2013, is his 24th birthday, but he is forced to celebrate once again under severe restrictions at an unknown place.

Gendun Choekyi Nyima was born on April …

Photos of the seven-day training can be viewed at:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tibetanwomen/sets/72157633317052388/

Selakui, April 24, 2013: This year’s Nuns Empowerment Program, the 5th in series organized by Tibetan Women’s Association, concluded successfully, held at the Tibetan SOS Vocational Training Centre, Selakui, Dehradun.

The week-long ‘5th Annual Nun’s Empowerment Program,’ held from April 17th – 23rd 2013, was attended …

Dharamsala: Four Tibetan NGOs dedicated today’s Lhakar action for the release of 11th Panchen Lama Gedhun Choekyi Nyima whose predecessor 10th Panchen Lama was specifically vocal on Tibetan cultural and identity. Hundreds of Tibetans gathered at Mcleod square wearing Panchen Lama’s face masks demanding his whereabouts and his eventual release. A simultaneous petitioning campaign …

To

The Secretary of State John Kerry United States of America

Your Excellency,

We highly appreciate United States’ continuous support for Tibet. Today, we are writing to you to bring forward Tibet’s issue during your upcoming visit to China. We need your support more than ever!

In the light of the gross human rights …