HRW calls for investigation into suspicious death of Humkar Dorje Rinpoche in Vietnam

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Tsering Dhundup

DHARAMSHALA, April 11: International rights watchdog Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday urged the Vietnamese government to launch an impartial and transparent investigation into the death of a prominent Tibetan religious leader, Humkar Dorje Rinpoche, under what the organisation described as “suspicious circumstances” in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on March 29, 2025.

The 56-year-old lama, who headed the Lung Ngon Monastery in Gabde County, Golog Prefecture, Amdo Province, had been missing since November 2024. His sudden death in Vietnam, following reports of detention by Vietnamese p...

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