02.07.2008 - Source:Freedom House 

"Freedom in the World 2008"

Annual survey of political rights and civil liberties 2007 [ID 99579]

27.05.2008 - Source:International Committee of the Red Cross 

"Annual Report 2007"

Annual Report 2007 [ID 98127]

21.05.2008 - Source:European Commission

"Final Report of the European Union Election Observation Mission on the National Assembly Elections on 24 March 2008"

Report on the national assembly elections on 24 March 2008 (political background; legal issues; election administration; voter registration; registration of candidates and political parties; election and pre-election environment; media and the election; participation of women; participation of national minorities; participation of civil society; election day; results) [ID 98832]

20.04.2008 - Source:Guardian

"Refugees warn of new tide of ethnic expulsions"

Article on Bhutanese refugees' living conditions abroad and political developments in country: Tens of thousands of unregistered Bhutanese refugees are living stateless and in poverty in Nepal and India [ID 95448]

30.03.2008 - Source:Integrated Regional Information Network 

"Bhutan questions identity of 107,000 refugees in Nepal"

One of the world's largest third-country resettlement processes started this week in Nepal; Bhutan has disputed that all the refugees are in fact from Bhutan [ID 94424]

24.03.2008 - Source:BBC News 

"Bhutanese vote in historic poll"

People have been voting in elections that will bring an end to more than a century of royal rule [ID 94009]

11.03.2008 - Source:US Department of State 

"Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2007"

Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2007 [ID 93289]

09.03.2008 - Source:BBC News 

"Bhutanese refugees start new life"

The first of tens of thousands of refugees from Bhutan begin leaving camps in Nepal for a new life in the West [ID 93032]

31.12.2007 - Source:BBC News 

"Bhutan holds its first elections"

Kingdom of Bhutan holds its first parliamentary vote after 100 years of absolute monarchy [ID 88805]

17.10.2007 - Source:Refugees International 

"Time for Bhutanese Refugees to Choose Their Future Path"

108,000 Bhutanese refugees have been stuck in Nepal for 17 years; several Western states offer resettlement for tens of thousands of refugees, but acceptance of resettlement is portrayed by camp leaders as betrayal of long-desired return to Bhutan: Those willing to leave face death threats and physical attacks in refugee camps [ID 84686]

05.10.2007 - Source:Austrian Centre for Country of Origin and Asylum Research and Documentation

"a-5665 (ACC-BTN-5665)"

Entry of deported asylum seekers [ID 84071]

04.09.2007 - Source:UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women

"Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 18 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women; Seventh periodic report of States parties; Bhutan [CEDAW/C/BTN/7]"

State report on implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (country profile; legislative, administrative, judicial and other measures adopted to give effect to the provisions of the Convention) [ID 95538]

16.07.2007 - Source:UN Committee on the Rights of the Child

"Consideration of Reports submitted by States Parties under Article 44 of the Convention; Second periodic reports of States parties due in 1997; Bhutan [CRC/C/BTN/2]"

State report on implementation of the Convention on Rights of the Child (country profile; legislative, administrative, judicial and other measures adopted to give effect to the provisions of the Convention) [ID 96859]

11.06.2007 - Source:ReliefWeb

"Bhutanese refugees int'l issue: India admits for first time" , Author: Xinhua News Agency

India has for the first time said the Bhutanese refugees issue is an international problem, local newspaper The Kathmandu Post reported [ID 76697]

06.2007 - Source:Freedom House 

"Freedom in the World 2007"

Annual survey of political rights and civil liberties 2006 [ID 77678]

31.05.2007 - Source:Human Rights Watch 

"Bhutanese Refugee Tensions Erupt Into Violence"

Violent clashes restult in 2 deaths in Bhutanese refugee camps [ID 75644]

28.05.2007 - Source:BBC News 

"Bhutan holds second 'fake' poll"

Bhutan stages a second mock election as it takes steps to end 100 years of monarchy [ID 75354]

24.05.2007 - Source:Integrated Regional Information Network 

"UNHCR in new move on Bhutanese refugees"

Crisis faced by 108,000 Bhutanese refugees in Nepal: UNHCR wants to have direct talks with the Bhutanese government to discuss repatriating the refugees to their homes and exploring other possible options [ID 75337]

24.05.2007 - Source:International Committee of the Red Cross 

"Annual Report 2006"

Annual Report 2006 [ID 77909]

17.05.2007 - Source:Human Rights Watch 

"Last Hope; The Need for Durable Solutions for Bhutanese Refugees in Nepal and India"

Report on the situation of ethnic Nepali refugees who were expelled to Nepal and India, and on the ongoing discrimination of ethnic Nepali refugess still living in Bhutan [ID 74814]

16.05.2007 - Source:Asian Centre for Human Rights 

"Communists in Bhutan? The contribution of the US, UNHCR, India and et all"

Information on Bhutanese refugees in Nepal, their wish to return and a UNHCR-led resettlement programme to the USA [ID 74783]

21.04.2007 - Source:BBC News 

"Bhutan holds fake national poll"

The kingdom of Bhutan is staging a mock election as it takes steps to end 100 years of monarchy [ID 72766]

11.03.2007 - Source:Austrian Centre for Country of Origin and Asylum Research and Documentation

"a-5531 (ACC-BTN-5531)"

General information to political situation; situation of Nepalese ethnic minority [ID 78435]

06.03.2007 - Source:US Department of State 

"Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2006"

Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2006 [ID 69571]

01.02.2007 - Source:Reporters Sans Frontières 

"Annual Report 2007"

Annual Report 2007 (covering 2006) [ID 89867]