Jampa Jorden

POLITICAL PRISONER
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No
Gender
Male
Age at Detention
35
Origin County Level
  • Chushul County (ཆུ་ཤུར་རྫོང་།)
Origin County Geolocation

Latitude: 29.609

Longitude: 90.8885

Origin County Geolocation (linked POLITICAL PRISONER)
Chushul County (ཆུ་ཤུར་རྫོང་།)
Origin Prefecture
  • Tibet Autonomous Region
Occupation at Detention
Religious
Vulnerable Group at Detention
  • Religious
Date of arrest
11/11/1995
Detention Centre/Prison
Drapchi Prison
Description of event

Jampa Jorden, born in 1960 in Chusul Jenub, Lhasa City, is a former monk of Gaden Monastery in South India. He traveled to India to visit the Dalai Lama and subsequently chose to ordain as a monk at Gaden Monastery.

In 1995, Jampa attempted to return to Tibet but was arrested by Chinese authorities at the border. He was charged with espionage and sentenced to six years’ imprisonment. On 11 October 1995, he was transferred to Drapchi Prison, where he remains in custody.

Types of Human Rights Violations
  • Legal and Procedural Rights Violations: Right to Fair Trial
  • Civil and Political Rights Violations: Right to Freedom of Movement
  • Civil and Political Rights Violations: Right to Liberty and security of person
Length of Sentence
6 years
Prison Location
Type of Sources
  • Primary: TCHRD field sources
Published
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