The recently concluded International Forum on Human Rights in China and 2008 Olympics from 21st – 22nd February, 2008 was organized by the Coalition to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong in China (CIPFG), in conjunction with its Co – Organizers – The Taiwan Cultural Foundation, Human Rights Without Frontiers and The International Society for Human Rights. 

Beijing was awarded the Olympics by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 2001 on the condition that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) would improve its appalling human rights record. However, since Beijing was awarded the Games, rather than promoting the universal value of human rights, the regime has intensified its repression of rule of law, freedom of speech, freedom of expression and freedom of religion, whether of Falun Gong Practitioners, Tibetan Buddhists, Christians or Uyghurs, as well as human rights defenders and democracy advocates. In addition, the regime continues to violate the rights of journalists in spite of assurances to the contrary.

The CCP has incited violence by supporting such countries as Burma and Sudan, both of which fall within its sphere of influence. Moreover, the CCP has used hosting the Olympics as an excuse to step up measures to further silence different voices and oppress the Chinese people and Tibetans.

Mr. Dhondup Dorjee, Vice President of TYC was invited among other panelists to speak on the “Human Rights situation in China under Communist Ruling” and made a presentation on the topic “Human Rights Situation inside Tibet under Chinese Colonial rule”. Mr. D. Dorjee, briefly highlighted the historical background of TYC and Tibetan People’s Struggle for Independence and the worsening human rights conditions inside Tibet. While addressing the Conference he said “The Tibet issue is not just an issue of Human Rights, It is an issue of a historically Independent Nation which was forcefully occupied and is still under colonial rule, the fundamental reason why the Tibetans and Chinese failed to live together is nothing but Tibetans and Chinese are from different Civilizations”.   

He also briefed about the atrocities committed by CCP on Tibetans since 1949 after its forceful occupation of Tibet, by highlighting the impact and consequences of Great Leap Forward Movement, Cultural Revolution, Marshal Law in 1989, Strike Hard Campaigns, Patriotic Re Education Campaigns, Rapid Demographic transformation policy with the newly built railway network inside Tibet and now with the recently passed Religious regulations by the China's State Administration of Religious Affairs on Management Measures for the Reincarnation of 'Living Buddhas' in Tibetan Buddhism.

The main objective of the forum was to join the international forces and strengthen the call that the Chinese Communist Regime is not qualified to hold the 2008 Olympics. This forum witnessed prominent politicians, lawyers, Academicians, NGO’s, Activists and etc from America, Asia, Australia, and Europe who actively took part in exploring and assessing the impact of China’s abysmal human rights record as the host of the 2008 Olympics.

The conference issued a joint statement on the last day which called for an International Boycott of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

TYC Vice President also had series of meetings with various influential groups and individuals ranging from Youth Leaders of Taiwan, Independence Activists of Taiwan, Scholars, Politicians, representatives of Tibet Support Groups in Taiwan and had several discussions with Mr. Chime Dorjee la, President of the Regional Tibetan Youth Congress of Taiwan on possibilities to organize more effective political activities in near future by the regional chapter and Centrex.