Dr. Tenzin Choedrak (April 15, 1922 – April 6, 2001) was the Senior Personal Physician to the Dalai Lama (
Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama), and was recognized as an esteemed master in the Tibetan medical tradition.
He was imprisoned by the Chinese without any formal charge and subject to torture for 17 years. His total imprisonment lasted almost 22 years from 1959-1980.
In April 1995 he testified before the
United States House International Relations Committee, Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights where he related some of his experiences.
Victim of Chinese Torture in Tibet
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Books
*''The Rainbow Palace'' was published in 2000 by Bantam in the UK. - /
See also
*Political prisoner
A political prisoner is someone imprisoned for their political activity. The political offense is not always the official reason for the prisoner's detention.
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References
External links
*Testimony before the US House International Relations Committe
*Brief Biograph
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1922 births
2001 deaths
Traditional Tibetan medicine practitioners
Tibetan torture victims