Author: GCRPPB Editor

KATHMANDU, March 31: The Global Campaign for the Release of Political Prisoners in Bhutan (GCRPPB) has expressed deep concern over the forced deportation of ten Bhutanese refugees from the United States, which has once again rendered them stateless and created a humanitarian crisis. Originally expelled from Bhutan in the 1990s, these individuals were legally resettled […]

In 1907, Bhutan crowned its first king, establishing over a century of absolute monarchy wrapped in ritual, tradition, and unquestioned power. Since then, the kingdom has mastered many things—controlling its narrative, selling a peaceful image abroad, and, perhaps most notably, getting away with human rights violations without consequences. In the 1990s, the world witnessed the […]

The Hague – As the European Union and the Government of Bhutan prepare for the 13th EU–Bhutan Annual Consultations to take place  in Thimphu on Tuesday (22 April 2025), the Global Campaign for the Release of Political Prisoners in Bhutan (GCRPPB) – a Bhutanese rights group- has called for these talks to be used as […]

Top row: Lok Bahadur Ghaley; Rinzin Wangdi; Chandra Raj Rai; Kumar Gautam. Bottom row: San Man Gurung; Birkha Bdr Chhetri; Omnath Adhikari; Chaturman Tamang