Bhutanese exiled women, who have been fighting for refugee status since long time and even staged 12-day-fasting to death in last November, have begun another hunger strike from today.
- Strikers display their demands (Picture : Vidhyapati Mishra)
A group of six women led by Durga Devi Bista kick-started the fasting to death from Tuesday morning accusing the government of Nepal of turning deaf ears to their demands – registration and refugee status.
Other strikers included Ira Maya Khatri, Chandra Maya Khadka, Renuka Mongar, Tulasha Dhakal and Parbati Chouhan, informed coordinator Bista.
Meanwhile, Armed Police Force (APF) squad seized banner and placards used by the women earlier today.
“We have been instructed by the district authority to confiscate those stuffs since they can not do such a protest inside the camp premises,” APF Inspector Bijesh Regmi informed Bhutan.
- APF constable carries the seized banner as striker women stage their fasting-onto-death protest in Beldangi
He further said that the APF was strictly vigilant in barring the refugees from construction of shed for night stay for the women.
The district authority of Jhapa in last November assured in written that it would resume the stalled registration process within April 20. However, no progress has been made at any level regarding this.
Dear Mme Durga,
There are hundreds if not in thousands of Bhutanese without any identity. Some are in refugee camps, and many are in Bhutan itself. As Bhutan government, though declared as democratic, has not given them any right (even the basic right of earning the livelihood there). I pray and hope that whatever you do are fulfilled. I salute your bravery and determination. We have seen you, love you. Please keep going for the sake of those Kayars (cowards).
what the terrible news that innocient refugee women asking their right to indentity by peace process neplase police intencensely want to destroyed the movement,they dont asked neplase government for neplase citizenship but bhutanese indentity ,insteate of providing their right government using power to destroyed,where the nepal government lost democratic value?this women should get their right and this types of un human activities should stop,this is 21th century and still refugee cannot get their right of indentity.and vilonent of government to woemn .i strongly say that this same thing done by neplase orgin taht government watching but when refugee start they come and seized banner ,what this is justice ?i want to suggest nepal police taht insteate of harming innocient women who dont ahve power start wok to eliminate crime rate of nepal show your courage to people and give them sefty and security.hope this women soon get their right
die people, you are not happy when you are home….everybody knows it is a pseudo hunger strike….
what do you want ? you wanna go to africa? looks better for people like you …as you dont like your home…comeon we can help now!!!!!!!!!!!poor …
DONT FOOL THE WORLD….