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The European Union should press Bhutanese authorities to release dozens of political prisoners held for decades in dire conditions, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said today. An EU human ...
News Bhutan » Politics: Bhutan’s Long-Serving Political Prisoners Should be Released
“The physical torture was merciless,” said one man, “so we had no option but to present ourselves to the court based on [the security forces’] demands and their statements.” “They would beat me up, so ...
News Bhutan » Politics: Bhutan: Freed Political Prisoner Describes Dire Conditions
(New York) – A released political prisoner from Bhutan has described severely declining conditions for the country’s unjustly held political prisoners, Human Rights Watch said today. Bhutan imprisons ...
News Bhutan » Politics: South Asian Network on Human Rights Calls on Bhutan to Free Political Prisoners
THIMPHU, Bhutan, Mar 26 (IPS) - South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of human rights defenders, has called on the Government of Bhutan to release the political prisoners it has ...
News Bhutan » Politics: Human Rights organizations urge EU to press for release of Bhutan political prisoners
Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch on Tuesday urged the European Union to demand that Bhutanese authorities release dozens of political prisoners held for decades. The rights groups said the ...