Ngawang Jampa
POLITICAL PRISONER- Does it have an image?
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- Gender
- Female
- Age at Detention
- 20
- Origin County Level
- Origin Province
- Tibet Autonomous Region
- Origin Prefecture
- Lhasa
- Occupation at Detention
- Religious
- Vulnerable Group at Detention
- Religious
- Date of arrest
- 02/09/1989
- Detention Centre/Prison
- Gutsa Prison
- Description of event
Ngawang Jampa, a 20-year-old nun from Chubsang Nunnery, originally from Meldro Gongkar County, was arrested on 2 September 1989 for participating in the mass pro-Tibetan demonstration in Lhasa. Following her arrest, she was sentenced to two years' imprisonment and detained at Gutsa Detention Centre (Gutsa Prison). Her imprisonment was linked solely to her peaceful participation in the demonstration.
- Types of Human Rights Violations
- Civil and Political Rights Violations: Right to Freedom of Expression and Opinion
- Length of Sentence
- 2 years
- Prison Location
- Status of Detention
- Released: Upon completion of sentence
- Type of Sources
- Primary: TCHRD field sources
- Published
- Published
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