Category: Human Rights

Bhawani Acharya faced it twice when he had to change the way of his life. Two days before the festival of Dashain, he left Nepal for what he hoped as a wonderland. In 1993, he was forced to flee his country of origin, Bhutan, to take asylum in Nepal...

On October 18, 1995, when father William Mackey died of gum that led to blood poisoning, Bhutanese royal family paid a visit to the dead body in honor of his service but then queen mother accompanied the dead body halfway to Phuentsholing not allowing a burial place for the...

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....

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:...

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...

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...