The Youth Organization of Bhutan (YOB) has raised the issue of exiled Bhutanese in a three-day regional meeting of the Asia Pacific Committee (APC) of the International Union of Socialist Youth (IUSY) that concluded on February 20.
A press statement issued by the Organization said that its President Rajen Giri from California of America attended the meeting in Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia.
Dozens of youth leaders from Burma, Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia and Australia among others were present during the meeting.
In the meeting, YOB sought the solidarity and presented the country report and proposed immediate start of repatriation process for the Bhutanese refugees, adopt reconciliation approach and pave ways for human rights and political organizations to participate in the ongoing democratic transition, and revisit the noble concept of Gross National Happiness (GNH), according to the statement.
“In the meeting, President Giri also distributed the campaign materials and asked fellow attendees to strongly question the much hyped so called Gross National Happiness (GNH) Campaign of Royal Government of Bhutan vis-à-vis the generation of refugees with notorious census of 1988 targeted for ethnic cleansing of ethnic Nepali-speaking people living in the southern Bhutan,” the statement said.
Congratulation to Rajen Dai and good to hear that you are still interested to establish democracy in Bhutan.
Are you still the president of YOU? Wow…….. a US citizen and a president of YOB? Good luck for your double role.
congrats bro….keep on trying…..however..being a US citizen …can u plez share us your mantra —how did u get there as a YOB rep?
Armenian genocides and ethnic cleansing have now been recognized after almost a century . It was taken place in 1910’s to 1920’s . You might wanna go through this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenian_Genocide_recognition . And thank you for wishing me good luck doing double role and strongly believe all responsible subjects of the land will still continue to do it .
Soo sorry
GREAT JOB BHAI !!!!! U DID A NOBLE DEED…..U ARE GREAT.. COZ U HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED AS PRESIDENT OF YOB BY THE YOUTHS OF AUSTRALIA, BURMA, THAILAND, MALAYSIA ETC ETC BUT NOT BY OUR POOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS…..
dont like.
The most similar saying here may contrast:- “Pashupati ko darshan sidra ko byapar” same is going on in the exile Bhutanese politics. Everything has been commercialized in the name of community and politics. The entire Bhutanese has been convinced for the third country resettlement and has been under vigorous process but somebody is claiming for repatriation which is entirely impossible. This is the most selfish act for money making and grasping high opportunity before the whole refugees been resettled. Lets wait and watch what this opportunist does after the resettlement is over. Does he has the courage to visit the camp or just fly abroad in the name of conference and earn dollars. Can he help the needy the camp or arrange and great program internally? No,No,No…not at all because he had misused everything while in the camp. Neither he knows any Bhutanese nor his nationality but dollars!!! Dollars!!!! Dollars!!!!! Everyone loves it but no one should play false game with the innocents and nation. This much at this time.
Thanks..