Gonpo

POLITICAL PRISONER
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Gender
Male
Age at Detention
35
Origin County Level
Origin County Geolocation

Latitude: 32.9024499

Longitude: 101.70634

Origin County Geolocation (linked POLITICAL PRISONER)
Ngaba County(རྔ་བ་རྫོང་།)
Origin Province
  • Sichuan Province
Origin Prefecture
  • Ngaba (Ch: Aba) Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture
Occupation at Detention
Religious
Vulnerable Group at Detention
  • Religious
Date of arrest
01/12/1996
Detention Centre/Prison
Drapchi Prison
Description of event

Gonpo, born in 1961, is a native of Ngaba in Sichuan Province. At the time of his arrest on 1 December 1996, he was 35 years old and a monk of Gaden Monastery.

He was detained by the authorities on charges of possessing a woodblock print allegedly used for producing pro-Tibetan independence leaflets. Following legal proceedings, Gonpo was sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment. He served his sentence in Drapchi Prison, where many political detainees from Tibet have been held.

Types of Human Rights Violations
  • Civil and Political Rights Violations: Right to Freedom of Expression and Opinion
Length of Sentence
7 years
Prison Location
Status of Detention
Released: Upon completion of sentence
Date of release
01/12/2003
Type of Sources
  • Primary: TCHRD field sources
Published
Published