Category: Human Rights

Manchester Mayor Ted Gatsas wants to stop new refugees coming to the city for two years. The city has been a major hub for the International Resettlement Program, which allows hundreds from around the world to find refuge from political persecution, ethnic cleansing and natural disasters. But Gatsas said...

When the ICRC delegation visited Bhutanese jails in later 1990s to inquire about the conditions of inmates, the government was hurried to improve their conditions. Only few of the ICRC reports mention the need for improvement of jail conditions. The agreement between the ICRC and Bhutan government was so...

Bhutanese refugees resettled in different western countries and those still living in Nepal, in memory of those who sacrificed their lives during the struggle for Human Rights and Democracy in Bhutan have established a charity based welfare forum called, Punya Foundation. Registered in Australia, the foundation operates with a...

MADISON, Wis. — Bhutanese refugees in Madison are getting some safety lessons from police after a member of their community fell victim to a random assault. A group of Bhutanese refugees arrived in Madison in 2009. The group has grown, and the Madison Police Department said it wants them...

As expected, the government increased tax on alcohol in the new budget presented to the parliament by finance minister Wangdi Norbu on Monday. A minister had given this hint last week, which indirectly is leakage of the government’s upcoming budget. Traditionally, government budget remains top secret until the time...

A month after the finalising the draft regulation to control the alcohol consumption in the country, the government took steps that in fact encouraged people to increase it. The government officials say alcohol consumption among educated lot has gone down while the numbers among young people are growing. The...