Thank you for the question.
The reason I chose to talk about this particular topic of arbitrary detention, torture and killing is that I find that this particular topic connects many other human rights violations, and Tibet issues are very complex, very multi-layered.
We have a lack of religious freedom. There are protests related to a lack of opportunity to practice and promote the Tibetan language. There are Tibetan nomads being displaced. There are Tibetan children being forced into boarding schools.
What connects all of this is that any Tibetans found protesting, raising their voices against any of these human rights violations are put immediately, without any formal charges, into prison. The trouble, the trauma and the torture that they go through have created an environment of fear among Tibetans in Tibet that deters many other Tibetans from participating in similar protests in the future.
A good example is the 2008 Beijing Olympics. We saw protests across Tibet, and the purge of those who participated in the 2008 Beijing Olympics continues today. Hence, it's not surprising that we didn't see much protest in last year's Winter Olympics that happened in Beijing.