China: Fear of torture and other ill-treatment

China: Fear of torture and other ill-treatment

Index AI: ASA 17/057/2008
Date de publication: 18 mars 2008
Catégories: Chine

According to information published by the Tibetan Centre on Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD), 15 Tibetan monks were detained on 10 March for staging a peaceful demonstration in Barkhor, Lhasa, the capital of Tibetan Autonomous Region. There is no information of their current whereabouts or of any charges brought against them. They are at high risk of torture and other ill-treatment.