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Bhutanese refugees are Lhotshampas ("southerners"), a group of Nepali language-speaking Bhutanese people. These refugees registered in refugee camps in eastern Nepal during the 1990s as Bhutanese citizens who fled or were deported from Bhutan during the protest against the Bhutanese government by some of the Lhotshampas demanding human rights ...
21 mar 2024 · In 2022 a Bhutanese refugee, with whom we have worked for more than a decade, raised the issue of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) phasing out their support for the remaining Bhutanese refugees in Nepal.
The Nepalese-origin people, living in Bhutan (often referred to as ethnic Nepalese), truly fit into Sadako Ogata's description of refugees, who fled their country to escape the discriminatory laws of the Royal. Government of Bhutan (RGB) and took refuge in neighbouring Nepal.
Ethnic cleansing in Bhutan refers to acts of violence to remove the Lhotshampa, or ethnic Nepalis, from Bhutan. Inter-ethnic tensions in Bhutan have resulted in the flight of many Lhotshampa to Nepal, many of whom have been expelled by the Bhutanese military.
Bhutanese Refugees in Nepal Survival and Prospects Numerous domestic and international agencies, especially the UNHCR, have played a pivotal role in protecting the rights of Bhutanese refugees in Nepal. Several rounds of bilateral talks have been held between Nepal and Bhutan in order to find a solution to
19 lis 2015 · KATHMANDU, Nepal, Nov 19 (UNHCR) - The UN refugee agency and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Thursday marked a major milestone: the resettlement of over 100,000 Bhutanese refugees from Nepal to third countries since the launch of the programme in 2007.
12 sty 2022 · In the early 1990s, there was a mass exodus of the ethnic Nepalis from Bhutan that led to the creation of what we today refer to as the ‘Bhutanese refugees’. While some were outright expelled or denied their Bhutanese citizenship, tens of thousands of...
