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Bhutan: Human rights groups call for release of political prisoners while press freedom rankings show drastic decline
- Published at
- 28.07.2023
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- Bhutan
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- Latest Developments
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- self censorship
- torture/ill-treatment
- minority groups
- bureaucratic restriction
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Bhutan: New report highlights situation of several dozen political prisoners imprisoned for decades
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- 28.03.2023
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- Bhutan
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- Latest Developments
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- torture/ill-treatment
- minority groups
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Bhutan court throws out defamation case but denies compensation
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- 28.09.2022
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- Bhutan
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- Latest Developments
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- positive court ruling
- restrictive law
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Bhutan foresters punished for speaking to media while political prisoners languish in detention
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- 27.04.2022
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- Bhutan
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- Latest Developments
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- censorship
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Media independence, access to information and self-censorship of NGOs still an issue in Bhutan
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- 23.07.2021
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- Bhutan
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- Latest Developments
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- self censorship
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Major victory for LGBT+ community as Bhutan parliament decriminalises homosexuality
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- 17.02.2021
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- Bhutan
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- Latest Developments
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- LGBTI
- positive CS development
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International watchdog rates Bhutan’s status as ‘partly free’
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- 29.10.2020
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- Bhutan
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- Latest Developments
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- self censorship
- minority groups
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Demands for release of political prisoners in Bhutan
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- 20.04.2020
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- Bhutan
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- Latest Developments
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- self censorship
- LGBTI
- restrictive law
- intimidation
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Bhutan urged to repeal criminal defamation laws during Human Right Council review
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- 17.07.2019
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- Bhutan
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- Latest Developments
Tags:
- restrictive law
- LGBTI
- self censorship
- criminal defamation
- positive CS development
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Lhotshampa minority remain displaced and their electoral rights restricted
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- 18.03.2019
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- Bhutan
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- Latest Developments
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- minority groups
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Bhutanese journalist exposing child abuse convicted for defamation
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- 17.09.2018
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- Bhutan
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- women
- criminal defamation