Acknowledging Bhutanese Human Rights Violations
Official: Acknowledging oppression, forced eviction, and suffering experienced by tens of thousands of Bhutanese citizens during the late 1980s and early 1990s, and encouraging steps toward justice, reconciliation, and lasting peace.
This resolution acknowledges the oppression faced by Bhutanese citizens in the late 1980s and early 1990s and encourages Bhutan to take steps toward justice and reconciliation.
1. The resolution addresses the suffering of over 100,000 Nepali-speaking Bhutanese citizens during the late 1980s and early 1990s. 2. It calls for the release of political prisoners in Bhutan who were jailed for advocating for democracy. 3. The resolution urges Bhutan to restore citizenship to those who lost it and to allow refugees in Nepal to return. 4. It encourages Bhutan to investigate past human rights abuses through an independent Truth Commission. 5. The resolution seeks to promote peace and reconciliation between Bhutan and its minority communities.
This resolution primarily affects Nepali-speaking Bhutanese citizens, including those still in Bhutan and refugees in Nepal.