Ngawang Wangdol

POLITICAL PRISONER
Name in Tibetan and Pinyin
ངག་དབང་དབང་སྒྲོལ།
Gender
Female
Age at Detention
19
Detention Year
1990s: 1992
Origin County Level
  • Lhoka Prefecture
Origin County Geolocation

Latitude: 29.24

Longitude: 91.77

Origin County Geolocation (linked POLITICAL PRISONER)
Lhoka Prefecture
Origin Prefecture
  • Lhoka (Ch: Shannan) Prefecture, Tibetan Autonomous Region
Date of Detention
3/02/1992
Occupation at Detention
Religious
Type of Place of Current Detention
Prison
Description of event

On 3 February 1992, Ngawang Wangdol walked down to Lhasa and shouted slogans in praise of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. She was arrested, interrogated and tortured while in detention. She was detained in Gutsa prison for more than almost three years before her release in September 1995.

Details of Violations Faced in Detention

Torture

Types of Human Rights Violations
  • Civil and Political Rights Violations: Right to Freedom of Assembly
  • Civil and Political Rights Violations: Right to Freedom of Expression and Opinion
Length of Sentence
1-3 years
Status of Detention
Released: Upon completion of sentence
Torture
Torture
Published
Published