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Original Documents on Display at the Laogai Museum Confirming Human Rights Abuses Committed by the Chinese Communist Party

by  Laogai Research Foundation

On February 7, 2013, the newly constructed Archives Room at the renowned Laogai Museum was officially opened to visitors. The room serves as another unique way in which the public can gain in-depth knowledge of the various kinds of crimes against humanity committed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) during the last six decades.

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On September 18, the 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly met at United Nations Headquarters in New York. That morning, about 500 Tibetans gathered in front of United Nations Headquarters for a demonstration, chanting sutras on behalf of those who self-immolated, those who were persecuted and imprisoned, and those who have been sent to the laogai. Those 500 Tibetans were also there to protest the Chinese Communist Party's persecution of Tibetans and to call upon the world to support human rights for the Tibetan people.