Tsondru Wangmo

POLITICAL PRISONER
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Gender
Female
Age at Detention
36 years
Origin County Level
Origin County Geolocation

Latitude: 29.4318399

Longitude: 90.1646399999999

Origin County Geolocation (linked POLITICAL PRISONER)
Nyemo County(སྙེ་མོ་རྫོང་། )
Origin Province
  • Tibet Autonomous Region
Origin Prefecture
  • Lhasa
Occupation at Detention
Religious
Vulnerable Group at Detention
  • Religious
Date of arrest
25/11/1994
Detention Centre/Prison
Drapchi Prison
Description of event

Tsondru Wangmo (born 1958), a nun from Theckchen Nunnery, was arrested on 25 November 1994 for participating in the distribution of political posters in Nyemo County. She was held in Nyemo and Gutsa detention centres before being sentenced to seven years' imprisonment in April 1995. She was subsequently transferred to Drapchi Prison, where she remained incarcerated.

Place(s) of Previous Detention
  • Detention centre
Types of Human Rights Violations
  • Civil and Political Rights Violations: Right to Freedom of Expression and Opinion
Length of Sentence
7 years
Prison Location
Status of Detention
Released: Upon completion of sentence
Type of Sources
  • Primary: TCHRD field sources
Torture
Torture
Published
Published