Pema Gonpo

POLITICAL PRISONER
Name in Tibetan and Pinyin
པདྨ་མགོན་པོ།(Baima Gongbao)
Gender
Male
Age at Detention
37
Detention Year
2010s: 2011
Origin County Level
Origin County Geolocation

Latitude: 32.2681399

Longitude: 100.33264

Origin County Geolocation (linked POLITICAL PRISONER)
Serthar County(གསེར་རྟ་རྫོང་།)
Origin Province
  • Sichuan Province
Origin Prefecture
  • Kardze (Ch: Ganzi) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Date of Detention
6/07/2011
Occupation at Detention
Business
Type of Place of Current Detention
Detention centre
Detention Centre/Prison
Kardze PSB Detention Centre
Responsible for arrest and detention
  • Public Security Bureau Officials (PSB)
Description of event

Police suspected that Pema Gonpo passed information on “local conditions” (e.g. ; the political and security environment) in Ganzi county to unidentified contacts in India. Authorities allegedly tortured Pema Gonpo during interrogation using methods including beating ; suspension from the ceiling ; and moving him between hot and cold rooms.

Types of Human Rights Violations
  • Civil and Political Rights Violations: Right to Freedom of Expression and Opinion
  • Right to privacy
Length of Sentence
1 Month 2 Days
Status of Detention
Released: Upon completion of sentence
Comments

When his health began to fail he was treated at hospitals in Seda and Kangding (Dartsedo) ; the Ganzi TAP capital. His condition deteriorated further ; and on August 8 authorities released him to family members for care.

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