Jigme Dolma

POLITICAL PRISONER
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Gender
Female
Age at Detention
21
Origin County Level
Origin County Geolocation

Latitude: 29.6526199

Longitude: 91.13775

Origin County Geolocation (linked POLITICAL PRISONER)
Lhasa(ལྷ་ས།)
Origin Province
  • Tibet Autonomous Region
Origin Prefecture
  • Lhasa
Occupation at Detention
Religious
Vulnerable Group at Detention
  • Religious
Description of event

Jigme Dolma, a nun of Shugseb Nunnery, participated in a protest held in Lhasa on 5 December 1989. Following the demonstration, she changed her clothes and managed to escape arrest.

Due to repeated harassment and intimidation by Chinese officials at the monastic institution, Jigme Dolma and approximately forty-four other nuns staged a collective protest. As a result, they were expelled from the nunnery in 1990. Facing continued persecution, Jigme Dolma fled Tibet and reached exile in India on 30 December 1991.

Types of Human Rights Violations
  • Civil and Political Rights Violations: Right to Freedom of Expression and Opinion
  • Civil and Political Rights Violations: Right to Freedom of Religion or Belief
Type of Sources
  • Primary: TCHRD field sources
Published
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