Tenzin Delek Rinpoche(Anga Tashi)

POLITICAL PRISONER
Name in Tibetan and Pinyin
བསྟན་འཛིན་བདེ་ལེགས།(Danzeng Dele)
Gender
Male
Age at Detention
52
Detention Year
2000s: 2002
Origin County Level
Origin County Geolocation

Latitude: 29.9960299

Longitude: 100.26963

Origin County Geolocation (linked POLITICAL PRISONER)
Lithang County(ལི་ཐང་རྫོང་། )
Origin Province
  • Sichuan Province
Origin Prefecture
  • Kardze (Ch: Ganzi) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Date of Detention
7/04/2002
Occupation at Detention
Religious
Vulnerable Group at Detention
  • Religious
Grounds for Detention
  • Endangering state security
Type of Place of Current Detention
Prison
Detention Centre/Prison
Chuandong Prison
Description of event

Tulku ; a highly respected Tibetan monk was a social activist who vociferously spearheaded activities for environmental protection ; preservation of Tibetan Buddhism and culture was detained on alleged charges of series of bomb blasts incidents in 2002 in Chengdu ; Sichuan Province ; Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture “TAP” Belongs to Jamyang Choekhorling Monastery

Violations Faced in Detention
  • Denial of Medical Treatment
  • No Fair Trial: No family meet ups
  • No Fair Trial: No legal representation
  • Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment: Solitary Confinement
Types of Human Rights Violations
  • Legal and Procedural Rights Violations: Right to Fair Trial
  • Civil and Political Rights Violations: Right to Freedom of Expression and Opinion
  • Civil and Political Rights Violations: Right to Liberty and security of person
Length of Sentence
Life sentenced
Status of Detention
Custodial Death
Type of Sources
  • Primary: TCHRD field sources
Comments

Death sentence commuted to life imprisonment

Published
Published
Is the Prisoner Deceased?
Yes