Damchoe Drolma

POLITICAL PRISONER
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Gender
Female
Origin County Level
Origin County Geolocation

Latitude: 29.8946899

Longitude: 91.2619

Origin County Geolocation (linked POLITICAL PRISONER)
Phenpo Lhundrup County(ཕན་པོ་ལྷུན་འགྲུབ་རྩེ།)
Origin Province
  • Tibet Autonomous Region
Origin Prefecture
  • Lhasa
Occupation at Detention
Religious
Vulnerable Group at Detention
  • Religious
Date of arrest
25/02/1995
Detention Centre/Prison
Drapchi Prison
Description of event

Damchoe Drolma (born 1973) is a nun of Shar Bhumpa Nunnery, originally from Phenpo Lhundrup County. She was arrested on 25 February 1995 after taking part in a demonstration in the Barkhor district of Lhasa City.

Her arrest occurred amid a broader crackdown linked to so-called “re-education” campaigns imposed on Tibetan monasteries and nunneries, which triggered widespread protests across Lhasa from 1995 onward. As a result of her participation, Damchoe Drolma was sentenced to six years’ imprisonment, along with an additional three-year deprivation of political rights.

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
Length of Sentence
6 years (with an additional three-year deprivation of political rights.)
Prison Location
Type of Sources
  • Primary: TCHRD field sources
Published
Published
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