Penpa
POLITICAL PRISONER- Does it have an image?
- No
- Gender
- Male
- Age at Detention
- 34
- Origin County Level
- Origin County Geolocation
Latitude: 29.8946899
Longitude: 91.2619
- Origin County Geolocation (linked POLITICAL PRISONER)
- Phenpo Lhundrup County(ཕན་པོ་ལྷུན་འགྲུབ་རྩེ།)
- Origin Province
- Tibet Autonomous Region
- Origin Prefecture
- Lhasa
- Occupation at Detention
- Religious
- Vulnerable Group at Detention
- Religious
- Date of arrest
- 22/02/1995
- Detention Centre/Prison
- Drapchi Prison
- Responsible for arrest and detention
- Public Security Bureau Officials (PSB)
- Description of event
Penpa, a 34-year-old monk from Nalanda Monastery, was arrested on 22 February 1995 during a sweeping crackdown on pro-independence protests in Lhasa. He was initially detained at the Public Security Bureau (PSB) Detention Centre and later transferred to Drapchi Prison.
- Violations Faced in Detention
- Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment: Use of Tiger Chairs
- Details of Violations Faced in Detention
While in custody, Penpa was subjected to severe physical torture and psychological abuse. He consistently resisted enforced prison regulations, including refusing to wear prison uniforms and declining to participate in patriotic songs praising the Chinese state. As a result, he was repeatedly beaten and placed in solitary confinement. During his imprisonment, Penpa also witnessed extreme brutality against fellow detainees, including the torture and subsequent death of another prisoner, Sangay Tenphel, highlighting the harsh and life-threatening conditions inside Drapchi Prison.
- Types of Human Rights Violations
- Civil and Political Rights Violations: Right to Freedom of Expression and Opinion
- Length of Sentence
- 3 years
- Prison Location
- Status of Detention
- Released: Upon completion of sentence
- Date of release
- 1998
- Type of Sources
- Primary: TCHRD field sources
- Torture
- Torture
- Published
- Published