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Année 2023. – no 19 S (Q) ISSN 2805-0797 Jeudi 11 mai 2023 SÉNAT DÉBATS PARLEMENTAIRES JOURNAL OFFICIEL DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE QUESTIONS remises à la présidence du Sénat * RÉPONSES des ministres aux questions écrites

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French Minister for Foreign Affairs answer to a parliamentary question on the boarding school system in Tibet

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France: French Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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Answer to Parliamentary Questions

Date: May 11, 2023

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Boarding schools
Education
Forced Labour
Human Rights
Sino-Tibetan dialogue

Summary: In an answer to a parliamentary question tabled in the Senate (Question 5886), the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs stated that:

France is “deeply concerned” about reports of a system of preschool boarding schools for Tibetan children that would threaten the transmission of Tibetan culture, language and religion and violate children’s fundamental rights, including “the right to live with their family” under the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

It described the human rights situation in the Tibet Autonomous Region as “very worrying”, deplored tightened access restrictions, and said it systematically raises these issues with China bilaterally and in multilateral fora such as the United Nations Human Rights Council and at EU level, while supporting action on corporate due diligence and forced labour.

France also called for the resumption of dialogue between the envoys of the Dalai Lama and the Chinese authorities.

Source: French Senate

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