Ohio Senate resolution urges U.S. to address Bhutan's oppression of Nepali-speaking citizens and other minorities.

The Ohio Senate resolution urges the U.S. Congress to recognize the Royal Government of Bhutan's responsibility for the oppression and forced displacement of over 120,000 Nepali-speaking Bhutanese, Sharchops, and other minorities in the 1980s and 1990s. It calls for the restoration of citizenship for those whose citizenship was revoked, the release of political prisoners, and the facilitation of voluntary repatriation for Bhutanese refugees in Nepal.

Ohio Senate resolution urges U.S. to address Bhutan's oppression of Nepali-speaking citizens and other minorities.

The Ohio Senate resolution urges the U.S. Congress to recognize the Royal Government of Bhutan's responsibility for the oppression and forced displacement of over 120,000 Nepali-speaking Bhutanese, Sharchops, and other minorities in the 1980s and 1990s. It calls for the restoration of citizenship for those whose citizenship was revoked, the release of political prisoners, and the facilitation of voluntary repatriation for Bhutanese refugees in Nepal.