In 1949, China first invaded Tibet. Since then over 1.2 milliion Tibetans have been killed and approximately 6,000 Buddhist monasteries destroyed. His Holiness the Dalai Lama and 130,000 Tibetans have reacted in non-violence, escaping to neighboring countries. The 5 million Tibetans living in Chinese occupied Tibet continue to face abhorrent human rights abuses, cultural genocide and environmental devastation.
Tibetan women face forced sterilization, abortions and infanticide.
All basic freedoms, political, religious and educational, are strictly controlled by the Chinese government. It is criminal to possess a picture of the Dalai Lama. With the recent abduction of Panchen Lama, Tibetan Buddhism faces the risk of extinction. Peaceful demonstrators for Tibetan freedom are commonly imprisoned, tortured or killed. Mota S.F. does NOT offer any Chinese grown or manufactured hemp goods because of product quality, human rights and political reasons.