Abuses by Chinese Security Forces in Tibet, 2008-2010
This 73-page report is based on more than 200 interviews with Tibetan refugees and visitors conducted immediately after they left China, as well as fresh, not previously reported, official Chinese sources. The report details, through eyewitness testimonies, a broad range of abuses committed by security forces both during and after protest incidents, including using disproportionate force in breaking up protests, proceeding to large-scale arbitrary arrests, brutalizing detainees, and torturing suspects in custody.
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ISBN: 1-56432-666-7
ISBN: 1-56432-666-7
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- “I Saw It with My Own Eyes”
- Map: Tibetan Autonomous Areas within the People's Republic of China
- I. Summary
- II. Methodology
- III. Background
- IV. Disproportionate Use of Force
- V. Brutalization and Mistreatment of Detainees
- VI. Disappearances and Politicized Prosecutions
- VII. International Standards
- VIII. Detailed Recommendations
- X. Acknowledgements
- XI. Appendix: Tibetan Autonomous Areas of China (Official Transcription)







