It is well known that Tibetan nationalism forms the background to this situation. Tibet has been, for more than a decade, a place where some of the most visible and egregious human rights violations committed by the Chinese state have occurred. I am here today to speak to Human Rights Watch's concerns about human rights conditions in Tibet.
It is as a representative of Human Rights Watch that I address this Subcommittee. Most recently, I collaborated with Human Rights Watch on a new book, Tibet Since 1950: Silence, Prison, or Exile (published with Aperture Foundation) graphically detailing the reality of exile from Tibet today and the role that human rights violations play in forcing many Tibetans to leave their homeland.
In addition to my academic work as a specialist in Tibetan Studies, I have also served for some time as a consultant to Human Rights Watch. I am grateful to the Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs for affording me this opportunity to appear before you.
