Ngawang Tensang

POLITICAL PRISONER
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Gender
Male
Age at Detention
21
Origin County Level
Origin County Geolocation

Latitude: 28.4038889

Longitude: 99.0941667

Origin County Geolocation (linked POLITICAL PRISONER)
Toelung Dechen County(སྟོད་ལུང་བདེ་ཆེན་རྫོང་། )
Origin Province
  • Tibet Autonomous Region
Origin Prefecture
  • Chamdo (Ch: Qamdo) Prefecture
Occupation at Detention
Religious
Vulnerable Group at Detention
  • Religious
Grounds for Detention
  • Counter revolutionary
Date of arrest
14/09/1991
Detention Centre/Prison
Drapchi Prison
Description of event

Ngawang Tensang, also known as Penpa, was born in 1970 and was a monk at Drepung Monastery. He led a peaceful protest in Lhasa on 14 September 1991, during which he was arrested by Chinese authorities and severely beaten.

Violations Faced in Detention
  • Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment: Forced Labor
  • Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment: Solitary Confinement
  • Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment: Use of Tiger Chairs
Details of Violations Faced in Detention

On 18 February 1992, Ngawang Tensang was sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment and an additional two years’ deprivation of political rights on charges of “counter-revolutionary activities.” He was detained in Drapchi Prison, where he was subjected to forced labour and prolonged solitary confinement under harsh conditions.

In 1995, his sentence was further extended, increasing his total term of imprisonment to fifteen years.

Types of Human Rights Violations
  • 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
15 years
Prison Location
Type of Sources
  • Primary: TCHRD field sources
Torture
Torture
Published
Published