Of two-teethed communist
This is not once. We have repeated several requests to them, yet their manner has not changed over the time. Their biggest slogan is for joint action against the government brutality but their actins target general refugees who have been the victims of brutality, terming them to be spies....
Is resettlement an informed choice?
Informed choice for Third Country Resettlement has been repeatedly advocated by the UNHCR and core group members. However, there are reports that Bhutanese refugees are not given enough information to make such choice. The debate and counter debate between UNHCR and Human Rights Without Frontiers has been produced below:...
Rights and individualism
The notion of the popular niche for democracy – by the people, for the people and of the people – is that the people should guide a democratic process for its longevity and sustenance. As we move on to an open and liberal society, individualism gets highest priority. Every...
Suppressed silence
I was just following the post elections scenario in the country, constantly uploading them to apfanews.com. Since the beginning of this year, I had been receiving so much of mails from within Bhutan (at least they claim) and outside Bhutan regarding the unfolding political scenario. Many said it a...
Dr Singh to land in ‘cleansed’ Thimphu
The unholiness in Druk regime has been wash off from Monday – that is what Indian political captain Manmohan Singh thinks of, when he plans to travel this new democracy in May. He was still a young when democracy cam to his country about 60 years ago and failed...
Bhutanese minority excluded from historic vote
Haider Rizvi, OneWorld US UNITED NATIONS, Mar 25 (OneWorld)Bhutan made a historic move this week by completing a peaceful transition from absolute monarchy to democratic rule. But many wonder whether the newly elected leadership in that tiny Himalayan nation will be willing to ensure equal rights for minorities. “We...