Phuntsok Yangkyi

POLITICAL PRISONER
Does it have an image?
No
Gender
Female
Age at Detention
18
Origin County Level
  • Taktse County (སྟག་རྩེ་རྫོང་། )
Origin County Geolocation

Latitude: 29.9227

Longitude: 91.6218

Origin County Geolocation (linked POLITICAL PRISONER)
Taktse County (སྟག་རྩེ་རྫོང་། )
Origin Prefecture
  • Lhasa City
Occupation at Detention
Religious
Vulnerable Group at Detention
  • Religious
Date of arrest
03/02/1992
Detention Centre/Prison
Drapchi Prison
Description of event

Phuntsok Yangkyi was a Tibetan nun from Michungri Nunnery in Lhasa, originally from Chudha County in Taktse District. Arrested on 3 February 1992 at the age of 18 for participating in a peaceful pro-independence demonstration in Lhasa, she was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment in Drapchi Prison.

Details of Violations Faced in Detention

While detained, she continued to express support for Tibet’s independence. On 11 February 1994, she and other nuns sang nationalist songs, for which they were severely beaten by prison guards. Her health rapidly deteriorated as a result of ill-treatment, and she was transferred to a police hospital in late May or early June 1994. Phuntsok Yangkyi died there on 4 June 1994 at the age of 20.

Types of Human Rights Violations
  • 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
5 years
Prison Location
Status of Detention
Custodial Death
Type of Sources
  • Primary: TCHRD field sources
Torture
Torture
Published
Published
Is the Prisoner Deceased?
Yes