Category: Human Rights

खुशीको आन्दोलन हामीले जितेका छौं

जिन्दगीका लक्ष्यहरु धेरै होलान तर खुशी जीवनको सर्वोत्तम लक्ष्य हो । जीउने जो सुकै प्राणी पनि खुशीमय जीवन चाहान्छ – मनुष्य होस वा जनावर । बेखुशी जीवन सार्थक नहुन सक्छ । विज्ञानको अध्यायनले के देखाएको छ भने खुशी बिनाको मानिसले आफ्नो बौद्धिक क्षमताको अधिकतम उपयोग गर्न सक्दैन । जब...

Is Bhutan the happiest place in the world?

Andrew Buncombe visits Bhutan to find out if its people really are as content as they claim to be. By Andrew Buncombe Within a stone’s throw of Bhutan’s legendary Tiger’s Nest, with lungs burning and heart pounding, misery descends. Smug, grinning hikers are making their way along the narrow,...

BAF calls Intl community for democratic rights of southern Bhutabese

Bhutanese Advocacy Forum (BAF) has urged the international community to press Bhutan to ensure that democratic, political, economic, social and cultural rights of southern Bhutanese are fully protected. In a statement Durga Giri, on behalf of BAF, said that Bhutan is one of the most beautiful countries in the...

Finally, people start speaking

Here is a statement from a young revolt group in Bhutan that came up to challenge the atrocities of Bhutanese government: Many thanks to everyone who responded and posted their opinions and also sent the many messages in Facebook. We understand that any violence in the form of demonstrations...

King orders to release all those sentenced for carrying tobacco

Latest news from Thimphu confirms that King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuk has issues orders to release 16 people who have been jailed for smuggling tobacco. The names of all those sent behind the bars for carrying tobacco is not available at this hours but campaigners for release of monk...

Resettlement figure reaches 59,000

Here is the statement from US embassy in Kathmandu Today, January 30, 2012 the 50,000th Bhutanese refugee will depart for a new life in the United States. At about the same time, the number of this group to be resettled overseas overall will reach approximately 59,000. These two milestones...