A/HRC/4/33/Add.1 Page 45 Para Country Date Type Mandate Allegations transmitted Government Response Lorenzo Collihuín Ñanculef habría sido detenido bajo la acusación de abigeato. 28. People's Republic of China 06/12/05 JUA WGAD; RINT; TOR; Five Buddhist monks from Drepung Monastery in Lhasa. Ngawang Namdrol, Tsotod Township, Phenpo Lhundrup County, Lhasa Municipality; Ngawang Nyingpo, Khartse Township, Phenpo Lhundrup Country, Lhasa Municipality; Ngawang Thupen a.k.a. Shogbu Metok, Lhasa Inner City, Lhasa Municipality; Khenpo Ngawang Phelgyal of Rinpung County, Shigatse Prefecture; and Phuntsok Thupwang, Gongkar County, Lhoka Prefecture. On 23 November 2005, the five monks were arrested following a patriotic re-education ceremony that had been taking place at Drepung Monastery in Lhasa since October 2005. They were handed over to the Public Security Bureau of their respective places of origin after they refused to sign a statement denouncing the Dalai Lama and recognizing Tibet as a part of China. They are currently being held in Public Security Bureau places of detention. There are concerns that they may be subjected to torture or ill-treatment. On 25 November 2005, approximately 400 monks held a silent sit-down protest in the monastery courtyard. There is concern that members of the army and officers from the People’s Armed Police and the Public Security Bureau beat a number of the monks in their efforts to disperse them. By letter dated 12/01/06, the Government reported that five monks at the Drepung monastery in the Tibet Autonomous Region were expelled from the monastery by the monastery’s management committee, for having breached the monastery regulations. After the announcement of this administrative decision, a number of monks from the monastery came to the management committee to demand an explanation. After hearing the explanation provided by the committee, the assembled monks all dispersed and the five monks who had been expelled also expressed their acceptance of the decision and returned to their places of origin. Drepung monastery remains open to the public and its religious activities are continuing as normal. Throughout this entire process, there has been no instance of any monk being physically or verbally assaulted or detained, nor has any monastery been shut down. Tsering Dhondup, aged 30, a monk at Sera Monastery, near Lhasa and Changchup By letter dated 18/04/06, the Government reported that Changchup Gyaltsen was