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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION (2025/2692(RSP))

On Violations of religious freedom in Tibet

B-10-2025-0254

on behalf of the Renew Group · Rapporteur: Engin Eroglu, Oihane Agirregoitia Martínez, Petras Auštrevičius, Malik Azmani, Dan Barna, Helmut Brandstätter, Benoit Cassart, Olivier Chastel, Bernard Guetta, Svenja Hahn, Ľubica Karvašová, Moritz Körner, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Nathalie Loiseau, Karin Karlsbro, JanChristoph Oetjen, MarieAgnes StrackZimmermann, Lucia Yar, Dainius Žalimas

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This resolution condemns China's human rights violations in Tibet, including religious persecution and forced assimilation, and opposes Chinese selection of Tibetan Buddhist leaders. It urges China to end oppressive policies, release prisoners, and allow free religious practice, and calls for EU sanctions and an investigation into a Tibetan leader's death.

Key points

  1. Strongly condemns China's violations of universal human rights in Tibet, including targeting those preserving Tibetan language, culture, and environment.
  2. Opposes any Chinese government effort to select Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leaders, including the Dalai Lama.
  3. Urges China to end its oppressive assimilation policy, allow free religious practice, and release all religious and political prisoners, including the Panchen Lama and his family.
  4. Calls for EU and member states to adopt sanctions against officials involved in human rights violations in Tibet and warns of consequences for EU-China relations.
  5. Recalls that China is an authoritarian one-party dictatorship restricting freedoms, contrary to UN Charter and Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
  6. Calls for an independent investigation into the death of Tulku Hungkar Dorje and urges EU measures to prevent transnational repression against diaspora groups.
  7. Emphasizes raising Tibet human rights issues in EU-China dialogues and calls for countering disinformation about Tibet.

Who is affected

  • Tibetan Buddhists and political prisoners in China, who face persecution and detention.
  • Chinese officials and entities involved in human rights violations, targeted by proposed EU sanctions.
  • EU and member states, called to adopt sanctions and raise human rights issues with China.

Figures and deadlines

  • 56-year-old Tibetan Buddhist leader Tulku Hungkar Dorje, who disappeared and died in custody in 2025.
  • May 1995, when the Panchen Lama and his family were abducted by Chinese authorities.