Pipeline · Resolution
Step 1
Introduced
Mar 14, 2023
Step 2
Referred
Mar 14, 2023
Foreign Affairs
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Committee
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House floor
SummaryCRS Summary
This resolution declares that Bhutan is responsible for the oppression of Nepali-speaking Lhotshampas and Sharchops in Bhutan during the 1980s and 1990s. The resolution also (1) urges Bhutan to conduct a rapid and unconditional release of all political prisoners whose crime was demanding democracy and human rights, and (2) requests that Bhutan restore citizenship for all Nepali-speaking Lhotshampas that have had it arbitrarily revoked.
Timeline · 2 actions
Mar 14, 2023
Introduced in House
Mar 14, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.