Geneva, Switzerland — The European Union and Germany raised the human rights situation in Tibet during the ongoing 38th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland and reiterated their calls for the release of Tashi Wangchuk, the Tibetan language rights advocate who was sentenced to five years earlier this month.

Washington DC — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who took charge of his office on May 2, 2018, has said in response to written questions from Members of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee that he will publicly ask China to engage in direct dialogue with representatives of the Dalai Lama, without preconditions, to resolve the Tibetan problem.

Paris, France —In light of the EU-China Summit next month in Beijing, 23 international nongovernmental organizations including Reporters Without Borders (RSF) urged the E.U. leaders to place human rights at the core of their discussion with China.

Dharamshala, India — While speaking to major Israeli news outlets, the President of the Central Tibetan Administration reportedly said that people of Tibet want to see their spiritual leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama back in Tibet, back in the capital city of Tibet, the land of God.

Dharamshala, India — The Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, His Holiness the Dalai Lama of Tibet will be visiting Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland from 29 July to 7 August to give a series of talks on world peace and compassion, participate in a conference on Non-Violence and Peace, and to give Buddhist teachings.

Washington DC — The United States of America has announced that it is withdrawing from the United Nations Human Rights Council, strongly criticised the Council for its failures in "essential reforms in order to make the council a serious advocate for human rights" around the world.