Jamphel Wangchuk

POLITICAL PRISONER
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Gender
Male
Age at Detention
22
Origin County Level
Origin County Geolocation

Latitude: 28.4038889

Longitude: 99.0941667

Origin County Geolocation (linked POLITICAL PRISONER)
Toelung Dechen County(སྟོད་ལུང་བདེ་ཆེན་རྫོང་། )
Origin Province
  • Tibet Autonomous Region
Origin Prefecture
  • Chamdo (Ch: Qamdo) Prefecture
Occupation at Detention
Religious
Vulnerable Group at Detention
  • Religious
Date of arrest
October, 1988
Description of event

Jamphel Wangchuk, a 22-year-old monk from Toelung County, affiliated with Drepung Monastery, participated in demonstrations held in Lhasa on 6 October 1987 and 10 October 1988. He also joined a protest in front of the Tibet Autonomous Region government office, where he was arrested and detained by the authorities.

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