Laogai in Tibet conference, what it is about?
When political prisoners languish in jails for many years, how they survive ? what they are forced to do ? what are the consequence of enforced labor on prisoners? How inhuman is the practice of "Labour Through Reeducation" Ch: Laogai , Is China's treatment of Tibetan prisoners meet the international norms and standards that guarantee the rights of the political prisoners? These are the questions that the Laogai conference attempt to answer by inviting the former prisoners of survivors from Tibet to share their testimonials.
Under the theme of Laogai in Tibet, an important conference was held on Jun 08,2012 at Rayburn building of U.S Capital . The venue was significant, as the congressional buildings at the heart of U.S capital Washington D.C is an important landmark, where the American ideals of freedom, liberty, justice are upheld and preserved.
