SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-UNHRC-52ND SESSION-SIDE-EVENT

SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-UNHRC-52ND SESSION-SIDE-EVENT

(230312) -- GENEVA, March 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhaluo (2nd R), an expert with the China Tibetology Research Center, speaks at a side-event themed "the Concept and Practice of Human Rights in China" on the sidelines of the 52nd session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, March 9, 2023. TO GO WITH "Boarding schools in Xizang fundamentally different from colonial-era residential schools in West: expert" (Xinhua/Lian Yi)

Boarding schools in Xizang fundamentally different from colonial-era residential schools in West: expert

STORY: Boarding schools in Xizang fundamentally different from colonial-era residential schools in West: expert DATELINE: March 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: GENEVA, Switzerland CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China's Xizang Autonomous Region 2. various of the UN Human Rights Council 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHALUO, Professor, China Tibetology Research Center STORYLINE: An expert has said that boarding schools in China's Xizang Autonomous Region are totally different from those "colonial-era residential schools in Canada, Australia, and the United States," where "astonishing tragedies once happened." Zhaluo, a professor with the China Tibetology Research Center, made the remarks at a side-event themed "The Concept and Practice of Human Rights in China" of the 52nd session of the UN Human Rights Council on Thursday. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHALUO, Professor, China Tibetology Research Center "I once studied at a boarding school. Besides, over the past 30 years, I have been committed to researc