Not only Bhutan but also Rohingya refugees who were chased from Myanmar have been sheltered by Nepal. However, it is not natural for Bhutanese refugees who have been sheltered at one stage, who have been out of Nepal's concern due to the resettlement program and who have reached the legal scope of other countries, to take refuge in Nepal again at this time.
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After Bhutan became harsh towards its own citizens, in the 1990s, a new community was added to eastern Nepal - Bhutanese refugees. Bhutan tried to take refuge in Indian land after being chased, but India brought them to the Nepalese border in a truck and left them as refugees, so they stayed in seven camps in Jhapa and Morang.
Nepal could not bring them back to their country through negotiations with Bhutan. As chances of repatriation became slim, most Bhutanese refugees were resettled in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands and the UK.
During this process, more than 1 lakh 13 thousand went to rehabilitation. This program has ended in 2016. The challenge of managing the 6,000 refugees who have not participated in the resettlement or not is on the one hand. On the other hand, refugees who have gone to resettlement have also started coming to Nepal via Bhutan and India after being 'deported' from America. It is seen that an endless cycle of Bhutanese refugees will be created, which Nepal has to take legal, humanitarian and diplomatic initiatives to address.
After being chased from Bhutan, 10 people have been 'deported' recently who reached the third country USA via Nepal. Four of them, Roshan Tamang, Santosh Darji, Ashish Subedi and Ashok Gurung, have returned to Nepal's refugee camp via Bhutan and India. They were involved in various crimes in America and also served the sentence. According to
, Tamang was jailed for 'drinking and driving', Gurung for his involvement with a criminal gang, Darzi in the drug case and Subedi in the 'gross sexual imposition' case. After the election of Donald Trump as the US President, such citizens of various countries have been 'deported'. These four youths also fell in the same wave.
America's policy on what kind of people it allows or does not allow to live in its country. According to his policy, the youth was returned to Bhutan. However, Bhutan did not accept them. It is unnatural that even Nepal, which has nothing to do with US and Bhutanese policies and does not even share a border with both countries, should join this problem.
The refugee problem is an inhumane reality around the world. Basically not a desire, but a compulsion. Over 100,000 citizens have become refugees due to state repression like Bhutan. There are also refugees from civil war or international conflict. They are also forced to become refugees because of their political beliefs. There are also those who try to make themselves refugees as an alternative to get rid of the economic problems they face due to poverty and unemployment.
The case of fake Bhutanese refugees, which reached the height of discussion in Nepal last year, was the result of similar efforts and gangs that exploited them. But it is also reasonable in terms of humanity and international rights to give shelter to those who come to asylum under compulsion.
should facilitate their many sorrows, pains, confusion, lack of identity, confusion and insecurity. However, the honorable return or resettlement of the refugees is the biggest concern, every responsible state should try to do it, Nepal should also do it.
Nepal fulfilled its humanitarian duty when Bhutanese refugees entered in the 1990s. Not only Bhutan but also Rohingya refugees who were chased from Myanmar have been sheltered by Nepal. However, it is not natural for Bhutanese refugees who have been sheltered at one stage, who have been out of Nepal's concern due to the resettlement program and who have reached the legal scope of other countries, to take refuge in Nepal again at this time.
It is appropriate to give shelter to those who have come within the borders of Nepal, but not making a long-term management policy is another irresponsibility. This issue should be expressed by Nepal in the regional and international forums. The United States, the original motherland of Bhutan, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) should draw attention to the resettlement of Bhutan. Because this issue is not only related to the four Bhutanese who entered Nepal recently. Such numbers, trends and problems may increase in the coming days.
