Chogdrup Drolma
POLITICAL PRISONER- Does it have an image?
- No
- Gender
- Female
- Age at Detention
- 23
- Origin County Level
- Origin County Geolocation
Latitude: 30.4719199
Longitude: 91.1013
- Origin County Geolocation (linked POLITICAL PRISONER)
- Damshung County(འདམ་གཞུང་རྫོང་། )
- Origin Province
- Tibet Autonomous Region
- Origin Prefecture
- Lhasa
- Occupation at Detention
- Religious
- Vulnerable Group at Detention
- Religious
- Date of arrest
- 15/02/1995
- Detention Centre/Prison
- Drapchi Prison
- Description of event
Chogdrup Drolma (born 1972) is a nun of Gyabra Nunnery, originally from Nyendong Township, Damshung County, Lhasa City, where her family lived a nomadic life. On 13 February 1995, she joined thirteen other nuns in a peaceful protest in Lhasa, during which they chanted pro-independence slogans. The protest was swiftly suppressed; the nuns were arrested, beaten, and later sentenced to prison terms ranging from five to seven years.
- Violations Faced in Detention
- Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment: Forced Labor
- Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment: Solitary Confinement
- No Fair Trial: No family meet ups
- No Fair Trial: No legal representation
- Details of Violations Faced in Detention
While imprisoned at Drapchi Prison, Chogdrup Drolma and her fellow nuns were subjected to forced labor, physical abuse, and severe disciplinary measures. On 1 May 1998, a further act of resistance occurred during a prison flag-raising ceremony. Although many prisoners took part, Chogdrup Drolma and two others were singled out for particularly harsh punishment. They were placed in solitary confinement for three months, and Drolma’s sentence was extended by an additional five years, bringing her total term of imprisonment to eleven years.
- 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
- Length of Sentence
- 11 years
- Prison Location
- Type of Sources
- Primary: TCHRD field sources
- Torture
- Torture
- Comments
Chogdrup Drolma and the other nuns endured severe abuse following their arrest. In Drapchi Prison, they were subjected to forced labor, repeated beatings, and harsh disciplinary punishments. After a prison protest in May 1998, Chogdrup Drolma was singled out for especially cruel treatment: she was placed in solitary confinement for three months, physically abused, and had her sentence extended by five years. Their ordeal reflects a pattern of systematic torture and punishment used to break non-violent political prisoners.
The following fourteen Tibetan nuns were arrested and sentenced in connection with the peaceful protest of 13 February 1995:
Che-Che (born 1973)
Ngawang Dolma (born 1971)
Thupten Jungney (born 1970)
Yangdon (born 1980)
Jamdron (born 1974)
Monlam Choenyi (born 1981)
Tsering Choekyi (born 1973)
Ngawang Zoepa (born 1969)
Ngawang Tsomo (born 1973)
Namgyal Dolma (born 1973)
Sherab Choephel (born 1973)
Palchen (born 1973)
Chungkyi (born 1978)
Chogdrup Drolma (born 1972)
All fourteen nuns were detained and subsequently sentenced for their participation in the protest with Chogdrup Drolma.
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