The TCHRD investigates and reports on
human rights issues in
Tibet and among Tibetan minorities throughout
China.[1][2] It is the first Tibetan non-governmental human rights organization to be established in exile in
India.[3][4][5] The TCHRD publishes articles on
censorship and discrimination faced by Tibetans in Tibet; keeps databases on Tibetan
political prisoners in China,
Tibetans who have self-immolated, and Tibetans who have died in detention; and publishes reports and yearly
human rights updates. The TCHRD has emphasized that an "important source of support for the Tibetan people comes from the Chinese community from both within and outside China."[6]