Tibetan Nuns Breaking the Silence: Torture in Drapchi Prison

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Date:

Saturday, May 18, 2002

Time:

7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Event Type:

Other

Organizer/Author:

Amnesty International

Location Details:

Unitarian Universalist Center 1187 Franklin St (at Geary) San Francisco In addition to street parking, public parking is available at the Cathedral Hill Hotel on Van Ness between Geary and Post, or take public transit. By MUNI take the 38 Geary or 47 or 49 Van Ness buses. By BART exit at Montgomery station, transfer to the 38 Geary on Market at Montgomery.

In May of 1994, Chinese officials arrested Passang Lhamo, for her involvement in peaceful dissidence against the Chinese government. In February of 1995, Chuye Kunsang was also arrested following a peaceful demonstration in Lhasa. Both would be taken to Drapchi Prison and subjected to intense torture and abuse at the hands of prison guards. Both would survive and now both are here to tell their tale. Theirs is a story of brutal political and religious repression. Theirs is a story of countless others still inside Tibet, still inside Drapchi. Join us to hear Chuye and Passang tell their stories, to support them as torture survivors and to take action against the brutal political and religious oppression in Tibet. Sponsored by Amnesty International Group 30 Suggested Donation: $10 (all proceeds go to support the nuns tour) (no one turned away for lack of funds.)

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