Namsel Sonam

POLITICAL PRISONER
Name in Tibetan and Pinyin
རྣམ་གསལ་བསོད་ནམས།(Namse Suonan)
Gender
Male
Age at Detention
44
Detention Year
2010s: 2011
Origin County Level
Origin County Geolocation

Latitude: 31.1407299

Longitude: 97.1722499999999

Origin County Geolocation (linked POLITICAL PRISONER)
Chamdo County(ཆབ་མདོ་རྫོང་། )
Origin Province
  • Tibet Autonomous Region
Origin Prefecture
  • Chamdo (Ch: Qamdo) Prefecture
Date of Detention
29/10/2011
Occupation at Detention
Religious
Vulnerable Group at Detention
  • Religious
Date of arrest
unsure
Description of event

refused to cooperate with the officials conducting patriotic reeducation campaigns at the monastery. The monks refused to denounce His Holiness the Dalai Lama and consider Tibet part of China as required in the patriotic re-education classes ; a source told TCHRD. Belongs to Karma Monastery

Types of Human Rights Violations
  • Civil and Political Rights Violations: Right to Freedom of Expression and Opinion
Sentencing Court
Chamdo County People's Court
Length of Sentence
2.5 Years
Prison Location
Status of Detention
Sentenced: Sentence completed-no news on release
Published
Published