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Senate committee hears emotional testimony from Bhutanese‑Nepali community and votes to report SR 69 to rules
Summary
Dozens of Bhutanese‑Nepali Americans testified about forced exile, prison abuses and family separations tied to events in Bhutan; the Senate committee moved to favorably report Senate Resolution 69 to the Committee on Rules and Reference and the motion carried.
The Senate Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety Committee heard multiple personal testimonies in support of Senate Resolution 69, a measure recognizing human‑rights abuses and calling for engagement on behalf of Bhutanese people expelled in the 1990s.
Witnesses described forced exile, long stays in refugee camps in Nepal, imprisonment and alleged abuses in Bhutanese jails, and the continuing effect on families who…
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