Help stop arrests in Bhutan says HUROB (Reproduction)

Kakarvitta, Jan 25: Human Rights Organization Bhutan (HUROB) on Monday drew the attention of the international community and urged the latter to take initiative to immediately stop the indiscriminate crackdown and arrest of citizens by the Bhutanese government.

Issuing a statement, HUROB said the latest atrocities against locals by the Druk government were aimed at chasing them away from the country.

It also said security forces were arresting locals in the northern district of Samchi and also making others disappear by charging them of being activists of the Communist Party of Bhutan- Marxist, Leninist and Maoist (CPB-MLM). 

According to the human rights organization, one Lal Bahadur Chhetri of Katahare village of the district was made to disappear by

security forces after his arrest in May last year on the charge of being an activist of BCP-MLM. Similarly, the statement also said his son Devi Bahadur was held 10 days ago without any reason.

Source: Kantipuronline.com