Human Rights Watch calls for Bhutan to release remaining political prisoners due to unfair trials, torture, and poor conditions.
Human Rights Watch urges Bhutan to release remaining political prisoners, citing appalling conditions, long sentences after unfair trials, and torture. Bhutan, a multi-party democracy since 2008, continues to hold political prisoners who were opponents of the former autocratic system. A former prisoner, Ram Bahadur Rai, served 30 years and said political detainees survive on meager rations, using rice sacks for clothing and bedding.
July 11, 2024
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