Under China's shadow
Subtitle: mistreatment of Tibetans in Nepal
By: [edited by Sophie Richardson]
Contributors: Human Rights Watch (Organization)
Publisher: Human Rights Watch
Published: 2014
Place of publication: [New York, NY]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 100
ISBN-13: 9781623131135
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Tibetans; Human rights; Politics and government
Other titles: Mistreatment of Tibetans in Nepal; Nepal :
Description: "Tibetans in Nepal face increasingly tight government restrictions on freedom of expression, assembly, and movement, and increasing obstacles to obtaining the documentation necessary to attend school, work, and run businesses. ... The report urges Nepal to take specific measures to better guarantee the basic rights of Tibetans in the country"--Page [4] of cover.
Notes: "March 2014"--Table of contents page.

"This report was written by Human Rights Watch staff and edited by Sophie Richardson..."--Page 90.

Includes bibliographical references.

Also issued online via the Human Rights Watch Web site.
Table of contents: title: Map of Nepal; title: Summary. Chinese pressure on Nepal ; The gentleman's agreement ; Key recommendations; title: Methodology; title: I. Tibetans in Nepal. Nepal's international legal obligations - II. The "gentleman's agreement"; title: III. Nepal's justifications for imposing  restrictions on Tibetans; title: IV. China's role. China's top priority in Nepal : Tibet ; Chinese aid and investment ; Nepal's commitments to China ; Security cooperation : "a handshake over the Himalaya"; title: V. Nepal's forced returns of Tibetans. Threats of deportation ; Ongoing refoulement concerns; title: VI. China's treatment of Tibetans at the China-Nepal border ; China's refusal of re-entry to some Chinese citizen Tibetans ; Abuses in custody in China; title: VII. Nepal's restrictions on expression,  assembly, and association. Arbitrary curbs ; Prohibitions imposed on political protests ; Restrictions on public and private gatherings ; Pressures on NGOs and activists defending Tibetans ; Reaction to self-immolation cases; title: VIII. Arbitrary arrest and detention. Arrests ; Lack of judicial review of the powers of chief district officers ; Preventive detention and habeas corpus rights ; Surveillance ; Inadequate police protection from Anonymous Threats; title: IX. Other Restrictions on Tibetans in Nepal. Citizenship ; Freedom of Movement within Nepal ; International travel ; Travel to India ; Property and Employment; title: X. Recommendations. To the government of Nepal ; To the government of China ; To the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Nepal (UNHCR); title: Acknowledgments; title: Appendix I. Letter from Human Rights Watch to the government of Nepal; title: Appendix II. Translation of Huanqiu Shibao interview with Nepal's Deputy Inspector General of Police.