China Must Stop Evicting Tibetan Herders -Group – Ben Blanchard

From Reuters:

China must stop the forced eviction of ethnic Tibetan herders to urban areas or farmland, which is destroying a way of life and is open to abuse, a human rights group said on Sunday.

China says it resettles the Tibetans — not just in Tibet but in Sichuan and Qinghai provinces too — to help protect the environment and boost living standards.

But the resettlement often involved the slaughter of animals belonging to the mostly nomadic herders, relocation to poorly built accommodation and inability to find work due to lack of skills or even knowledge of Chinese, Human Rights Watch said. [Full Text]

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