A coalition of 151 Tibetan organisations and Tibet support groups from across the world has appealed to the foreign ministers of 14 democratic nations and the European Union to oppose China’s controversial Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress, which comes into force on July 1.

In an open letter addressed to the foreign ministers of Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Sweden, the United Kingdom, the United States and the European Union, the coalition described the legislation as a “direct assault on the fundamental rights, identity and future of the Tibetan people.”

The appeal has also been sent to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar along with his counterparts, including Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper, German Foreign Minister Dr Johann Wadephul and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas.

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