The report also documents how torture remains a major element of maltreatment within the prison system, despite denials from the Chinese authorities. Extensive information was also received from former inmates regarding the 1998 Drapchi Prison Protests. The year 2000 saw China continue to violate the rights of women and children in Tibet. The ratification of the Conventions protecting these rights has had no affect on reducing the volume of abuses on women through forced sterilisation and contraception procedures that are placing their lives and health at serious risk. Conversely, reported incidents seem to be on the increase.
Tibetan children face an increasingly uncertain future.
Education and employment are subject to intense levels of discrimination and consequently are depriving adolescents any real chance of learning or a career. Reports from recent refugees all corroborate the evidence that education and healthcare facilities are all congregated around the mainly Chinese-settled urban areas, further intensifying the discrimination on the majority of Tibetan people who live in the poor, isolated rural areas. The report details how discrimination is rampant throughout all sectors of Chinese administration. Refugee testimonies reveal a deep-seated racial prejudice among Chinese employers, which automatically categorises Tibetans as incompetent and backward , commented Mr. Nyandak. This extends out to the majority of the Chinese immigrants and therefore affects not only the areas of business, education, employment and healthcare, but all facets of Tibetan life, including public representation, housing, and taxation.