Jadel Jampa Thinley

POLITICAL PRISONER
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Gender
Male
Age at Detention
59
Origin County Level
Origin County Geolocation

Latitude: 29.2670499

Longitude: 88.88116

Origin County Geolocation (linked POLITICAL PRISONER)
Shigatse County(གཞིས་ཀ་རྩེ་གྲོང་ཁྱེར།)
Origin Province
  • Tibet Autonomous Region
Origin Prefecture
  • Shigatse (Ch: Xigaze) Prefecture
Occupation at Detention
Religious
Vulnerable Group at Detention
  • Religious
Grounds for Detention
  • Leaking state secrets
Date of arrest
18/05/1995
Description of event

Jadel Jampa Thinley, a monk of Tashilhunpo Monastery, was arrested on 18 May 1995 for assisting Jhadel Rinpoche in leaking information concerning the reincarnation of the 11th Panchen Lama. He was subsequently convicted on charges of “leaking state secrets” and sentenced to six years’ imprisonment.

Types of Human Rights Violations
  • Civil and Political Rights Violations: Right to Freedom of Expression and Opinion
  • Civil and Political Rights Violations: Right to Freedom of Religion or Belief
  • Civil and Political Rights Violations: Right to Liberty and security of person
Length of Sentence
6 years
Type of Sources
  • Primary: TCHRD field sources
Published
Published