Acknowledging oppression, forced eviction, and suffering experienced by tens of thousands of Bhutanese citizens during the late 1980s and early 1990s, and encouraging steps toward justice, reconciliation, and lasting peace.

This House resolution states that the government of Bhutan is responsible for the political, cultural, and ethnic oppression of Nepali-speaking Lhotshampas, Sharchops, and other minorities during the late 1980s and 1990s. It urges Bhutan to release all political prisoners with restitution and reparations, and to resume talks with Nepal about people in Nepal who claim Bhutanese citizenship or residency. It requests that Bhutan restore revoked citizenship for Nepali-speaking Lhotshampas and accept the voluntary return of its citizens from refugee camps in Nepal. It also urges Bhutan to set up an independent Truth Commission to investigate human rights abuses from the 1990s and publish its findings.

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