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U.N. Rules Against Tibet's Nomads (Asia Pacific Forum: 31 Jul 2017)


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The U.N. agency Unesco earlier this month sided with China and declared the Kekexili region of Tibet to be a World Heritage Site -- which Tibetan activists say gives a green light to China to tighten control over Tibet and round-up nomadic herders in the name of conservation. Pema Yoko from Students for a Free Tibet and Tenzin Dorjee (Tendor) and Lhadon Tethong from Tibet Action Institute discuss how the international system treats and mistreats stateless nations like Tibet.
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Pema Yoko, deputy director, Students for a Free Tibet
Tenzin Dorjee (Tendor), program director, Tibet Action Institute
Lhadon Tethong, director, Tibet Action Institute
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