CNHRA EVENT RECORD · CNHRA-E-125665
Gedhun Choekyi Nyima: Loss of Contact in 1995 and Unresolved Whereabouts
Date
1995-05-17
Location
China (specific whereabouts undisclosed)
Event Type
Disappearance
Human Rights Issues
Freedom of Religion or Belief · Freedom of Expression · Right to Liberty and Security
Record ID
CNHRA-E-125665
Summary
The commission dates the start to May 17, 1995 and lists no official charges or sentence.[1]
Description
Developments
Public contact lost at age six
According to the Lantos Human Rights Commission, Chinese authorities took six-year-old Gedhun Choekyi Nyima to an undisclosed location after the Dalai Lama recognized him as the Panchen Lama’s reincarnation. No formal charges or sentence were publicly announced.[1]
Organization describes renewed UN concern
ICT reports UN special-procedure engagement with China concerning Panchen reincarnation and Gedhun Choekyi Nyima’s prolonged disappearance.[2]
Related People
Organizations
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Documents
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Sources
- [1]
CNHRA-S-394556Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission
Evidence location: Indexed profile: deprivation of liberty at age six in 1995, Panchen recognition and whereabouts; full-page request restricted.
- [2]
CNHRA-S-208833International Campaign for Tibet
Evidence location: Body: UN communication and prolonged disappearance; ICT’s explanation is not the original UN document.