Geneva, Feb. 25 -- The Tibetan Community of Switzerland and Liechtenstein (TCSL) organised a protest in front of the United Nations headquarters in Geneva on the opening day of the 58th session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on February 24 (local time).

According to the Tibet Bureau in Geneva, the official agency of the Dalai Lama and the Central Tibetan Administration, the demonstration was aimed at condemning the deteriorating human rights situation in Tibet under Chinese rule.

Tibet Bureau reported that UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk, in his opening address highlighted the critical need to uphold human rights and the rule of law to prevent the recurrence of past atrocities. Moreover, Phuntsok Topgyal, UN Ad...