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A bit misleading title, but Bhutan has its own share of problems. The Bhutanese refugee issue, a large scale eviction of Bhutanese citizens of Nepalese origin i

by theyeti 11y ago

A bit misleading title, but Bhutan has its own share of problems. The Bhutanese refugee issue, a large scale eviction of Bhutanese citizens of Nepalese origin is a prime example of the Druk kingdom's shady regime. [1] http://america.aljazeera.com/watch/shows/america-tonight/articles/2014/6/19/bhutanese-refugeessuicide.html http://america.aljazeera.com/watch/shows/america-tonight/art... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhutanese_refugees https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhutanese_refugees [3] http://www.unhcr.org/pages/49e487646.html http://www.unhcr.org/pages/49e487646.html

kinleyd 11y ago
"Large scale eviction of Bhutanese citizens" and "shady regime" are highly simplistic or one sided ways to describe a complex problem that Bhutan does indeed have. Over the course of the last 4 to 5 decades Bhutan has faced a wave of economic migration that it has been (and continues to be) ill-equipped to manage. In trying to do so, yes, unfortunately and almost certainly some Bhutanese citizens have suffered. At the same time, many claiming to be Bhutanese citizens certainly were not.
- theyeti 11y ago
  While, certainly not all those who claim to be the refugees might be actually one, the poor human rights record[1] of Bhutan speaks for itself. For a nation that issues citizenship based on race and origin [2] and "categorizes" them, a lot of economic development (and the self claimed Gross National Happiness) might be just a good publicity move by the Druk regime. [1] https://www.amnestyusa.org/our-work/countries/asia-and-the-pacific/bhutan https://www.amnestyusa.org/our-work/countries/asia-and-the-p... [2] http://thediplomat.com/2014/04/bhutans-human-rights-record-defies-happiness-claim/ http://thediplomat.com/2014/04/bhutans-human-rights-record-d...
  - kinleyd 11y ago
    For a nation that issues citizenship based on race and origin [2] That's quite a leap you make there. Where exactly in the referenced article does it say that citizenship is based on race and origin? and "categorizes" them I do agree the categories are clumsy at best but how else is it possible to describe aggregated information without some form of categorization?
saraid216 11y ago
A very misleading title, yeah. This is what I clicked through hoping to read about, not a brief and vague summarization of the author's encounter with Bhutanese Buddhism.

by theyeti 11y ago

kinleyd 11y ago

"Large scale eviction of Bhutanese citizens" and "shady regime" are highly simplistic or one sided ways to describe a complex problem that Bhutan does indeed have. Over the course of the last 4 to 5 decades Bhutan has faced a wave of economic migration that it has been (and continues to be) ill-equipped to manage. In trying to do so, yes, unfortunately and almost certainly some Bhutanese citizens have suffered. At the same time, many claiming to be Bhutanese citizens certainly were not.

theyeti 11y ago
While, certainly not all those who claim to be the refugees might be actually one, the poor human rights record[1] of Bhutan speaks for itself. For a nation that issues citizenship based on race and origin [2] and "categorizes" them, a lot of economic development (and the self claimed Gross National Happiness) might be just a good publicity move by the Druk regime. [1] https://www.amnestyusa.org/our-work/countries/asia-and-the-pacific/bhutan https://www.amnestyusa.org/our-work/countries/asia-and-the-p... [2] http://thediplomat.com/2014/04/bhutans-human-rights-record-defies-happiness-claim/ http://thediplomat.com/2014/04/bhutans-human-rights-record-d...
- kinleyd 11y ago
  For a nation that issues citizenship based on race and origin [2] That's quite a leap you make there. Where exactly in the referenced article does it say that citizenship is based on race and origin? and "categorizes" them I do agree the categories are clumsy at best but how else is it possible to describe aggregated information without some form of categorization?

saraid216 11y ago

A very misleading title, yeah. This is what I clicked through hoping to read about, not a brief and vague summarization of the author's encounter with Bhutanese Buddhism.