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Tibet Action Institute – Witness Statement

Almost five years ago, we released our first report on residential boarding schools in Tibet, showing that schooling in Tibet today is almost entirely residential, with approximately 1 million Tibetan children – at least 78% of students – living separated from their parents and families in the state-run boarding system.

Women, Life, Freedom: The Fight for Human Rights Under Taliban Rule

In early June 2026, the Taliban governor of Herat, a province in western Afghanistan, issued a decree declaring that the manto, a garment worn by generations of women in Herat that covers the body from head to toe, is no longer acceptable and that women must not show their eyes. Women were ordered to wear clothing deemed acceptable by the Taliban, although no clear standards were provided.

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Stories are how we’ve always made sense of the world. They’ve carried our truths, shaped our cultures, and connected us across distance and difference. At Humanitas Media, we believe that stories still hold that power—especially when they center the people and experiences too often left out.
 
We tell individual stories because they create understanding where there was once distance. They bring human rights into focus by putting a face—and a voice—to issues that might otherwise feel abstract. In a world overwhelmed by noise, they offer clarity. In the face of despair, they offer hope.
 
These are not just stories. They are bridges. They help us feel more, care more, and imagine something better—together.
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Allen Peacock

Allen Peacock worked for a quarter century as one of the leading editors in American book publishing. Books he acquired and published won the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, the PEN/Faulkner Award, among others. He worked with writers as diverse and renowned as Salman Rushdie, Robert Coover, Robert Olen Butler, Ann Beattie and MacArthur Award winners Joanna Scott and William Gaddis. He graduated from Harvard University with a degree in English & American Literature.