Dharamshala, May 6 -- A 42-year-old Tibetan man, Kelsang, from Serdak Township in Tibet's Chamdo Prefecture, has been subjected to years of systematic marginalisation by Chinese authorities, according to the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD).

For over nine years, his family has been deprived of essential public services such as electricity and water, a deprivation that has greatly affected their daily lives and overall well-being. Despite numerous attempts to seek justice through formal channels, Kelsang has experienced increasing retaliation, including arbitrary detention, intimidation, surveillance, and restrictions on his family's freedom of movement and expression, as reported by TCHRD.

On March 20, after endurin...