Important Documents

11.03.2008 - Source:US Department of State

"Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2007"

Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2007 [ID 93289]

06.2007 - Source:Freedom House

"Freedom in the World 2007"

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

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]

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]

06.03.2007 - Source:US Department of State

"Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2006"

Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2006 [ID 69571]

13.12.2006 - Source:Asian Centre for Human Rights

"SAARC Human Rights Report 2006"

Report on human rights situation in 2005 [ID 63984]

15.09.2006 - Source:US Department of State

"International Religious Freedom Report 2006"

International Religious Freedom Report 2006 [ID 57640]

09.2006 - Source:Freedom House

"Freedom in the World 2006"

Annual survey of political rights and civil liberties 2005 [ID 57034]

08.03.2006 - Source:US Department of State

"Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2005"

Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2005 [#46050],  [ID 46181]

08.11.2005 - Source:US Department of State

"International Religious Freedom Report 2005"

International Religious Freedom Report 2005 [#38954],  [ID 16265]

25.05.2005 - Source:Amnesty International 

"Annual Report 2005"

Annual Report 2005 (covering 2004) [#32263],  [ID 2120]

28.02.2005 - Source:US Department of State

"Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2004"

Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2004 [#29544],  [ID 23104]

17.11.2004 - Source:Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers 

"Child Soldiers Global Report 2004"

Report on recruitment and use of child soldiers (covers the period from April 2001 to March 2004) [#27216],  [ID 3231]

24.05.2004 - Source:US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants

"World Refugee Survey 2004"

Annual report on conditions affecting refugees and asylum seekers in 2003 [#22815],  [ID 11494]

23.12.2003 - Source:Amnesty International 

"Bhutan: International observers should be given access to Indo-Bhutan border"

Civilians reportedly caught up in a military offensive by the Royal Bhutanese Army (RBA) targeting camps belonging to the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA), the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) and the Kamtapur Liberation Organization (KLO) [#18354],  [ID 17974]

19.12.2003 - Source:BBC News

"Bhutan 'captures top Indian rebels'"

Bhutanese troops have captured four senior Indian rebel leaders during fierce fighting with the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA), the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) and the Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) [#18290],  [ID 17407]

17.12.2003 - Source:BBC News

"Bhutan clashes with rebels worsen"

Southern Bhutan: nearly 70 people killed during fierce fighting between government soldiers and Indian separatist rebels of the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA), the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) and the Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) [#18250],  [ID 17046]

24.09.2003 - Source:Human Rights Watch

"Trapped by Inequality: Bhutanese Refugee Women in Nepal"

Report on Bhutanese refugee women in Nepal encountering gender-based violence ( rape, domestic violence, sexual and physical assault, and trafficking of girls and women) and systematic discrimination in access to aid [#16267],  [ID 43466]