Jigme Gyalpo
POLITICAL PRISONER- Does it have an image?
- No
- Gender
- Male
- Age at Detention
- 26
- Origin County Level
- Origin Province
- Tibet Autonomous Region
- Origin Prefecture
- Lhasa
- Date of arrest
- May, 1995
- Detention Centre/Prison
- Drapchi Prison
- Description of event
Jigme Gyalpo, aged 26, is from Tsa-shod in Meldro Gongkar County, Tibet. he traveled to Lhasa, where he lived for four years and became involved in political activities. According to his sisters, he was deeply religious. His elder brother had previously participated in pro-independence demonstrations in Lhasa during the late 1980s.
Jigme Gyalpo took part in political protest activities by pasting wall posters bearing pro-independence slogans such as “Tibet Independence,” along with images of the snow lion and the Tibetan national flag. He also assisted in removing Chinese national flags from government buildings.
- Place(s) of Previous Detention
- Detention centre
- Prison
- Violations Faced in Detention
- Denial of Medical Treatment
- No Fair Trial: No family meet ups
- No Fair Trial: No legal representation
- Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment: Solitary Confinement
- Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment: Use of Tiger Chairs
- Details of Violations Faced in Detention
He was arrested during a pre-dawn raid by Public Security Bureau (PSB) officials, who conducted a warrantless search of his home at approximately 3:00 a.m. He was forcibly taken to the Meldro Gongkar County Detention Centre, where he was subjected to interrogation and severe torture, including the breaking of a rib. During his five-month detention, he was denied adequate medical treatment.
Subsequently, Jigme Gyalpo was sentenced to six years’ imprisonment and transferred to Gutsa Detention Centre and later to Drapchi Prison. According to available reports, following the May crackdown, family visits were prohibited. His current condition and survival following these events remain unclear.
- Types of Human Rights Violations
- Legal and Procedural Rights Violations: Right to Fair Trial
- Civil and Political Rights Violations: Right to Freedom of Expression and Opinion
- 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
- Torture
- Torture
- Published
- Published