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Friday, September 19, 2008, Nepal Today
50,000 Bhutanese refugees apply to resettlement in third countries
Birtamod, 18 Sept: More than 50,000 Bhutanese refugees have applied for resettlement in third countries, including the United States, Lila Baral reports in Kantipur.
This is about half the number of refugees in camps in Jhapa and Morang, according UNHCR Information Officer Bimal Khatri.
There are approximately 106,000 refugees in the camps.
Altogether 4,211 refugees have already been resettled so far.
World Relief seeks helpers for refugees resettling in QC
Quad City Times - 30 Nov 2008
“These folks were told they couldn’t have schooling in their language and that they must be mainstream Bhutanese,” Grove said.
Nepal: US Offer to Resettle Bhutanese Refugees Sparks Tensions
منظمة هيومان رايتس ووتش - حقوق الانسان - 17 Nov 2008
But all refugees also have the right to make essential choices about their lives without threats and intimidation. Bill Frelick, refugee policy director at Human Rights Watch.