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LDC Graduation: Opportunities and Challenges for Bhutan 最不发达国家毕业:不丹的机遇与挑战
Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI: 10.55564/tbj31ipa22cx
I. P. Adhikari
Bhutan is graduating from Least Developing Country (LDC) status in 2023. It was granted LDC status in 1971. Bhutan has maintained fair political stability, consistent economic growth, and improved social indicators in the last few decades. However, Bhutan’s graduation comes amid the worst economic blow by the COVID-19 pandemic. The pillars of growth have been shattered but the plan for graduation is unlikely to be extended. Bhutan has not met a few criteria under the Economic Vulnerability Index (EVI) while it has fulfilled other criteria. The graduation is expected to cause no major impact on Bhutan due to its economic reliance (in both grants and trade) on a single country (India). Bhutan has low volume trade with third countries. Yet a sensible amount of grants, funds, and market access will be lost that may challenge Bhutan’s continued economic growth and economic prosperity. This article investigates the process, progress, and challenges of the country after it attains the status of a developing nation.
不丹将于2023年从最不发展中国家(LDC)的身份毕业。1971年被授予最不发达国家地位。在过去的几十年里,不丹保持了公平的政治稳定,持续的经济增长和改善的社会指标。然而,不丹的毕业正值新冠疫情对经济造成最严重打击之际。经济增长的支柱已被摧毁,但毕业计划不太可能延长。不丹没有达到经济脆弱性指数(EVI)的一些标准,但它满足了其他标准。由于不丹在经济上(在助学金和贸易上)依赖于一个国家(印度),预计毕业典礼不会对不丹造成重大影响。不丹与第三国的贸易额很低。然而,不丹将失去相当数量的赠款、资金和市场准入,这可能会对不丹持续的经济增长和经济繁荣构成挑战。本文考察了中国成为发展中国家后的进程、进步和挑战。
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Citizenship and Marriage Laws of Bhutan 不丹的公民权和婚姻法
Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI: 10.55564/tbj31gr22by
G. Rizal
Citizenship of a state is the right of the holder to have the same rights as any other member of the state. In contrast, categorization of citizenship creates distinct groups with different limitations, rights, and privileges and makes citizens unequal before the law. In Bhutan, there are three major and seven subcategories of citizens created by the government. The three major categories include ‘natural-born citizen of Bhutan,’ ‘Bhutanese citizen by registration,’ and ‘naturalized citizen of Bhutan.’ Based on marriage and presence or absence during regular and surprise censuses, there are seven sub-categories of citizens ranked F1 to F7, the abbreviations of the files (F) in which their names are listed. Marriage laws of Bhutan discourage marriages between a Bhutanese citizen and a non-Bhutanese spouse through lifelong penalties and demotion in citizenship categories. While both polyandry and polygamy are legal for up to four marriages, the encouragement is on intra-category marriages. The marriage law applies even to the crown prince, who is a successor of the throne, that he must marry only ‘natural-born citizen of Bhutan’ to remain eligible to the throne. This article highlights the background of promulgation of citizenship and marriage laws and their implication, so that future researchers can compare the Bhutanese and international laws and study how the outlook of the people is shaped.
一个国家的公民权是指其持有人享有与该国任何其他成员相同的权利。相反,公民身份的分类创造了具有不同限制、权利和特权的不同群体,使公民在法律面前不平等。在不丹,政府将公民分为三个主要类别和七个小类别。这三个主要类别包括“天然出生的不丹公民”、“通过登记的不丹公民”和“归化的不丹公民”。根据定期人口普查和意外人口普查中的婚姻状况和是否存在,将公民分为7类,从F1到F7,这是列出他们名字的文件(F)的缩写。不丹的婚姻法不鼓励不丹公民与非不丹配偶结婚,终身处罚和降低公民身份。虽然一妻多夫制和一夫多妻制都是合法的,但鼓励的是同类婚姻。婚姻法甚至适用于作为王位继承人的王储,他必须与“出生在不丹的公民”结婚,才能保持继承王位的资格。这篇文章强调了公民权和婚姻法颁布的背景及其影响,以便未来的研究人员可以比较不丹法律与国际法,并研究人们的观点是如何形成的。
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Interview with Father David Townsend 采访大卫·汤森神父
Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI: 10.55564/tbj31ipagr22ev
I. P. Adhikari, G. Rizal
Father David Townsend worked with the refugee education of the Bhutanese refugee students in Nepal. His contribution to the students deserves a historical archiving. I P Adhikari and Govinda Rizal of Bhutan Watch approached Father David for a written interview. He has given insightful information of the education system in refugee camps in the final years of the 20th century and several other facts related to Bhutan and Bhutanese refugees
David Townsend神父在尼泊尔为不丹难民学生提供难民教育。他对学生的贡献值得载入史册。不丹观察组织的I P Adhikari和Govinda Rizal找到大卫神父进行书面采访。他提供了关于20世纪最后几年难民营教育系统的深刻信息,以及与不丹和不丹难民有关的其他一些事实
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Gender Violence Within Bhutanese American Community 不丹裔美国人社区中的性别暴力
Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI: 10.55564/tbj31cmn22dw
C. M. Nirola
Gender violence is an old problem worldwide. It is not an exception in the Bhutanese Community. However, the severity of the problem has grown substantially within the Bhutanese American Community following resettlement. In most cases, the victims are women and girls. A deeper investigation and historical authenticity might require finding the cause – whether the problem has grown following resettlement, or it was subdued while living in exile. This research was aimed to dig out the causes of growing gender violence in a newly resettled community and seek solutions to the problem. An anonymous survey was conducted, and the author held conversations with a number of community members and victims. Educating the victims to speak against their perpetrators while still providing social and other support would change the way the newly established community prosper. Dedicated service and support are required from local law enforcement agencies to encourage them to tell their stories. They need easy access to and guarantee of privacy and security from the police department, sexual assault hotline, medical practitioners, school and community organisations.
性别暴力是一个世界性的老问题。这在不丹社区也不例外。然而,在重新安置后,问题的严重性在不丹裔美国人社区内大大增加。在大多数情况下,受害者是妇女和女孩。更深入的调查和历史真实性可能需要找到原因——问题是在重新安置后加剧的,还是在流亡期间得到了抑制。这项研究的目的是找出在一个新安置的社区中日益严重的性别暴力的原因,并寻求解决问题的办法。进行了一项匿名调查,提交人与一些社区成员和受害者进行了交谈。教育受害者发声反对施暴者,同时提供社会和其他支持,将改变新建立的社区繁荣的方式。当地执法机构需要提供专门的服务和支持,鼓励他们讲述自己的故事。她们需要从警察部门、性侵犯热线、医生、学校和社区组织那里方便地获得隐私和安全保障。
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Statelessness Among Former Bhutanese Citizens: An Issue of Public Concern 前不丹公民的无国籍状态:公众关注的问题
Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI: 10.55564/tbj31rbk22az
Ramchandra Karki
Much has been studied and written on Gross National Happiness (GNH) and Bhutanese Refugee Issue in the past decades, but scholars and researchers are yet to write on the issue of statelessness among the former Bhutanese Citizens. In this article, I have attempted to study and analyze this issue to find the root cause of Bhutanese Citizens becoming stateless in their own country and in the diaspora. An attempt has been made to find the suitable answer of how a country that propagates the philosophy of happiness could revoke the citizenship of its people and escape from crime. This paper mainly focuses on the issue of statelessness among the former Bhutanese Refugees in their country of resettlement and studies the activities of respective community organizations that make the issue public for its resolution. A phenomenological approach was followed to write this article.
过去数十年来,有许多学者和研究人员对国民幸福总值(GNH)和不丹难民问题进行研究和撰写,但学者和研究人员尚未就前不丹公民的无国籍问题撰写文章。在这篇文章中,我试图研究和分析这个问题,以找出不丹公民在本国和海外成为无国籍的根本原因。人们试图找到一个合适的答案,即一个传播幸福哲学的国家如何能够撤销其人民的公民身份并逃避犯罪。本文主要关注前不丹难民在其安置国的无国籍问题,并研究了各自社区组织为解决这一问题而进行的公开活动。本文采用了现象学方法。
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Bhutanese Refugees: Past, Present, and Future 不丹难民:过去、现在和未来
Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI: 10.55564/tbj21ipagr21ev
G. Rizal, I. P. Adhikari
Professor Dr. Michael Hutt (ORCID ID: 0000-0002-3869-6096), who was until recently Professor of Nepali and Himalayan Studies, at School of Oriental and Africa Studies (SOAS), University of London, is a renowned scholar on Bhutan studies. He has visited Bhutan, the Bhutanese refugee camps in Nepal, and Bhutanese resettled in developed countries. He has closely studied the refugee saga from the beginning till date. He has authored books and articles in peer reviewed journals on Bhutanese issues. I P Adhikari and Dr. Govinda Rizal of Bhutan Watch Team approached Dr. Hutt for a conversation on past, present and future of the former and current Bhutanese refugees.
Michael Hutt教授博士(ORCID ID: 0000-0002-3869-6096)是一位著名的不丹研究学者,他最近在伦敦大学东方和非洲研究学院(SOAS)担任尼泊尔和喜马拉雅研究教授。他访问了不丹,尼泊尔的不丹难民营,以及在发达国家定居的不丹人。他从头到尾仔细研究了难民事件。他在同行评议的期刊上撰写了关于不丹问题的书籍和文章。不丹观察小组的I P Adhikari和Govinda Rizal博士找到Hutt博士,就过去和现在的不丹难民的过去、现在和未来进行了对话。
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De-Suung: The Orange Army De-Suung:橙色军团
Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI: 10.55564/tbj21gr21by
G. Rizal
What was the need of the Orange Army with strength more than that of the Royal Bhutan Army or the Royal Bhutan Police? The Orange Army called De-Suung (Organisation) and Desuup (members) established in 2010 on the auspicious of the King’s thirtieth birthday is now the largest force in the country with more than 18,000 permanent members from all walks of life and all corners of the country. Formed on the principle of volunteerism, the Orange Army is dedicated to crowd control, rescue, and operation during emergencies, and takes up the role of alert citizens. Now, it is the fastest-growing organisation in the country. Its formation and functioning are outside the expectation of the constitution. However, the King who is the guardian of the constitution and the supreme commander in chief of armed forces and militia is also the supreme commander of this extra-constitutional Orange Army. While the King needs a recommendation from the Prime Minister to command the army and police, the government has no control over the Orange Army, formed and run by the King who commands it directly. The Orange Army is now running a parallel government and is growing incredibly popular among the citizens most of whom are not happy with the democratic parliamentary system in the country and victims of calamities. There is no mechanism to check the cankerous Orange Army if it walks the way of SAVAK, Gestapo, Ku Klux Klan, or the Yakuza except the formation of another extra-constitutional institution to counter it.
比不丹皇家军队或不丹皇家警察更强大的橙色军队有什么需要?橙色军名为De-Suung(组织)和Desuup(成员),成立于2010年国王30岁生日的吉祥日,现在是该国最大的部队,拥有来自各行各业和国家各个角落的18,000多名常任成员。橙色军以志愿服务为原则组成,在紧急情况下致力于人群控制、救援和行动,并发挥警惕公民的作用。现在,它是这个国家发展最快的组织。它的形成和运作超出了宪法的预期。但是,国王既是宪法的守护者,也是武装力量和民兵的最高统帅,同时也是这支违宪的橙色军队的最高统帅。虽然国王需要首相的推荐才能指挥军队和警察,但政府对由国王直接指挥的橙色军队没有控制权。橙色军现在管理着一个平行政府,在公民中越来越受欢迎,大多数人对该国的民主议会制度和灾难受害者不满意。如果溃败的橙色军走上萨瓦克、盖世太保、三k党或日本黑帮的老路,除了组建另一个宪法之外的机构来对抗它,没有任何机制可以遏制它。
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Democracy and Political Prisoners in Bhutan 不丹的民主和政治犯
Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI: 10.55564/tbj21rbk21az
Ramchandra Karki
The uprising of 1990 in Bhutan was a wakeup call for Bhutanese monarchy to reform. The response remains the blackest period in the country’s history. Women were raped; political leaders, students, human right activists and other common people were tortured and jailed. Many succumbed to torture; no one has the definite data of how many. Ethnic cleansing took place resulting in the eviction of more than one-sixth of the country’s population. Largest per capita refugees were produced. Movement for dignified repatriation has failed miserably but the resettlement of those Bhutanese refugees in developed countries was declared a great success. The King announced in 2005 that the country will have a ‘democratic’ government. He handed over his authority to his son to govern. The king and the country received massive appreciation for initiating democracy. By nature, the democracy should primarily benefit those who demanded it. Instead, Bhutan is the only democracy in the world where pro-democracy activists are still serving jail sentences. International community remain mute spectator to the sugar-coated Bhutanese democracy. Royal Government of Bhutan fooled them by taking advantage of their interest on geopolitics. This paper entails the story of dissidents behind the bars, their families and response from the international community – including governments, human rights groups and the United Nations. Additionally, this paper highlights the implementation of fundamental rights guaranteed by the constitution of Bhutan and to see if such fundamental rights as enshrined in the constitution are real or not.
1990年发生在不丹的起义为不丹君主制的改革敲响了警钟。这一反应仍然是该国历史上最黑暗的时期。妇女被强奸;政治领袖、学生、人权活动人士和其他普通人受到酷刑和监禁。许多人死于酷刑;没有人知道确切的数据。种族清洗的发生导致该国六分之一以上的人口被驱逐。人均难民人数最多。争取有尊严的遣返的运动惨遭失败,但在发达国家重新安置这些不丹难民却被宣布取得了巨大成功。2005年,国王宣布该国将建立一个“民主”政府。他把权力交给儿子管理。国王和这个国家因发起民主而受到广泛赞赏。从本质上讲,民主应该首先惠及那些要求民主的人。相反,不丹是世界上唯一一个民主派活动人士仍在服刑的民主国家。国际社会对披着糖衣的不丹民主保持沉默。不丹皇家政府利用他们对地缘政治的兴趣愚弄了他们。本文讲述了狱中异见人士的故事、他们的家人以及国际社会(包括政府、人权组织和联合国)的反应。此外,本文强调不丹宪法保障的基本权利的实施情况,并看看宪法所载的这些基本权利是否真实。
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Democracy, Adult Franchise, and Public Participation 民主、成人选举权和公众参与
Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI: 10.55564/tbj21ipa21cx
I. P. Adhikari
Bhutan is now a democracy. This new democracy promotes adult franchise. It conducts periodic elections and has elected members in parliament and government. It has political parties contesting elections. Despite these basics of democracy, the country lacks accountability mechanisms, participatory channels, independent and active civil societies, education about democracy, and monitoring system that are central to a functional democracy. Citizen-government continue to remain a concerning factors in institutionalising democracy in Bhutan. Drawing from regional experiences, Bhutan poised to have a bumpy ride on democracy. The issue of human rights and social justice would be a far cry. This paper discusses parameters of democracy and public participation in Bhutan and the future of Bhutanese democracy.
不丹现在是一个民主国家。这种新民主提倡成人选举权。它定期举行选举,并选举议会和政府成员。它有政党竞选。尽管有这些民主的基本要素,但该国缺乏问责机制、参与渠道、独立和活跃的公民社会、民主教育和监督系统,而这些都是功能性民主的核心。公民政府仍然是不丹民主制度化的一个令人关切的因素。借鉴地区经验,不丹的民主之路将崎岖不平。人权和社会正义的问题将是另一回事。本文讨论了不丹民主和公众参与的参数,以及不丹民主的未来。
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Bhutanese Settlement and Community Leadership 不丹人定居和社区领导
Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI: 10.55564/tbj21od21gt
Om Dhungel
Traditionally, three possible solutions are pursued to address refugee problems globally. These include repatriation of refugees to their country of origin; local integration or third-country resettlement. This article explores further the resettlement option, how it is currently approached by different resettlement countries, and opportunities for key stakeholders to work more collaboratively by adopting strength-based approaches. Role of service providers as well as communities and community leaders are explored in driving positive settlement as well as successful integration outcomes. The focus of this article is on learnings from the Bhutanese refugee settlement experiences in different settlement countries and the role community leaders can play in driving successful settlement outcomes.
传统上,有三种可能的解决办法来解决全球难民问题。这些措施包括将难民遣返原籍国;当地整合或第三国重新安置。本文进一步探讨了安置方案,不同安置国目前是如何处理的,以及主要利益相关者通过采用基于实力的方法加强合作的机会。探讨了服务提供者以及社区和社区领导人在推动积极解决以及成功整合结果方面的作用。本文的重点是学习不丹在不同安置国的难民安置经验,以及社区领导人在推动成功安置结果方面可以发挥的作用。
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