Urgent Call for Independent Investigation into Death in Custody of Tibetan Abbot Tulku Rigzin Hungkar Dorje

1 year ago

We, the undersigned Tibet organisations, express our profound concern regarding the sudden death of 56-year old Tulku Rigzin Hungkar Dorje, the Abbot of Lung Ngon Monastery in Gade County, Golog, Amdo, Tibet [CH: Gande County, Guoluo Prefecture, Qinghai Province] while in detention in Vietnam in late March 2025. We note with alarm the lack of clarity around both the circumstances and exact cause of his death.

According to reports, Tulku Rigzin Hungkar Dorje faced interrogation by Chinese officials in August 2024, allegedly linked to his failure to provide a sufficiently warm reception for the Chinese governm...

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