| Tibetan Women's Association | |
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| Type | Non-profit |
| Founded | 1984 |
| Headquarters | Dharamsala |
| Website | http://www.tibetanwomen.org |
The Tibetan Women's Association (TWA) is a women's association based in McLeod Ganj, Dharamsala, India. It was founded on March 12, 1959 in Tibet as the women left the country in exile at the time of the Chinese invasion. On September 10, 1984, with the support of the 14th Dalai Lama, the Association was officially reinstated with 12 branches throughout India, and today has over 13,000 members and 47 branches worldwide. [1]
The main objective of the association is to raise public awareness of the difficulties facing women in Chinese-occupied Tibet and has close connections to important worldwide human rights groups and activists. The Tibetan Women's Association at times has been involved in numerous protests including those outside the Potala Palace in Lhasa which resulted in many being imprisoned in Drapchi Prison.
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