Jampa Choekyi

POLITICAL PRISONER
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Gender
Female
Age at Detention
21
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
12/12/1993
Detention Centre/Prison
Gutsa PSB Detention Centre
Description of event

Jampa Choekyi, aged 21, was a Tibetan female political prisoner detained in Gutsa Detention Centre during the same period as Tsering Choekyi. She had reportedly been sentenced to six years’ imprisonment for political activities connected to Tibetan resistance against Chinese rule.

Types of Human Rights Violations
  • Civil and Political Rights Violations: Right to Freedom of Expression and Opinion
Length of Sentence
6 years
Prison Location
Status of Detention
Released: Upon completion of sentence
Type of Sources
  • Primary: TCHRD field sources
Published
Published