,,iii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #ajh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ae1 #bjbc,mr4   
,br[n 7= himself & ,mr4 ,casey7 submitt$
 ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! 
,committee on ,=eign ,relations         
,,resolution  ,recogniz+ ! ,k+dom (     
,bhutan z responsible = ! oppression &  
=c$ eviction ( m ?an #ajj1jjj ,bhutanese
 citiz5s dur+ ! late #aihjs & #aiijs4   
,:]eas ! ,k+dom ( ,bhutan 0 responsible 
= ! oppression & =c$ displacem5t ( m ?an
 #ajj1jjj ,nepali language-speak+       
,bhutanese citiz5s1 ,lhot%ampas &       
,%>*ops1 9 ! #aiijs due to _! id5tity1  
culture1 language1 religion1 & political
 op9ion2 ,:]eas _m ( ^! individuals     
exp]i5c$ unju/ det5tion1 torture1 & o!r 
=ms ( human rights abuses2 ,:]eas _m    
political prison]s cont9ue to be held 9 
,bhutanese prisons = protract$ s5t5ces2 
,:]eas p]secut$ ,bhutanese 7 =c$ to     
cross into ,nepal1 :]e "s rema9$ = ne>ly
 two decades 9 refugee camps2 ,:]eas    
?\s&s ( ,bhutanese refugees rema9 9     

refugee camps 9 ,nepal1 & ! ,gov]nm5t ( 
,bhutan cont9ues to d5y dignifi$        
repatriation to ^? :o desire x2 ,:]eas m
 ?an #bej1jjj ,nepali-speak+ ,lhot%ampa 
,bhutanese /ill inside ,bhutan suff]    
political1 social1 & economic oppression
 z ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,bhutan has cont9u\sly 
refus$ to re9/ate ! citiz5%ips t 7      
/ripp$ dur+ ! #aiijs2 ,:]eas su*        
incid5ces ( human rights violations &   
abuses & extreme acts ( viol5ce         
p]petrat$ by any individual actor or    
/ate %\ld be condemn$2 ,:]eas ! majority
 ( ! ,nepali-speak+ ,lhot%ampa1 :o 7    
refugees 9 ,nepal1 h n[ resettl$ 9 o!r  
c\ntries1 includ+ ,au/ralia1 ,canada1   
,d5m>k1 ,ne!rl&s1 ,new ,zeal&1 ,norway1 
! ,unit$ ,k+dom1 & ! ,unit$ ,/ates2     
,:]eas1 al?\gh ,bhutan & ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 h n e/abli%$ diplomatic relations1 !   
two c\ntries ma9ta9 w>m & productive    
un(ficial ties2 ,:]eas ! ,k+dom (       
,bhutan transition$ to democracy 9 #bjjh
 & has held successive free & fair      
elections & transitions ( p[] s9ce t "t2

 ,:]eas ! ,k+dom ( ,bhutan has be5 a    
lead] 9 ! global fight aga9/ climate    
*ange & is ! only c>bon negative c\ntry2
 ,:]eas ! ,k+dom ( ,bhutan has /ood ) ! 
,unit$ ,/ates & o!r likem9d$ c\ntries z 
! ,unit$ ,nations to condemn ,russian   
aggression 9 ,ukra9e2 & ,:]eas ! ,k+dom 
( ,bhutan is a close ,indo-,pacific     
p>tn] ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates committ$ to     
uphold+ ! rules-bas$ int]national ord]3 
,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7     
decl>es t ! ,royal ,gov]nm5t ( ,bhutan  
is responsible = ! political1 cultural1 
& e?nic oppression ( ,nepali-speak+     
,lhot%ampas & ,%>*ops 9 ,bhutan dur+ !  
late #aihjs & #aiijs2  7#b7 urges !     
,royal ,gov]nm5t ( ,bhutan to conduct a 
rapid & unconditional release ( all     
political prison]s1 ^: crime 0 dem&+    
democracy & human rights1 ) due         
re/itution & rep>ations2  7#c7 9 a _s ( 
fri5d%ip1 urges ! ,royal ,gov]nm5t (    
,bhutan to resume discussions ) !       
,gov]nm5t ( ,nepal on ! /atus (         
individuals 9 ,nepal :o ass]t a claim to

 ,bhutan citiz5%ip or resid5cy2  7#d7   
reque/s ! ,royal ,gov]nm5t ( ,bhutan to 
re/ore citiz5%ip = all ,nepali-speak+   
,lhot%ampas t h _h x arbitr>ily revok$2 
7#e7 reque/s ! ,royal ,gov]nm5t (       
,bhutan accept ! volunt>y return ( its  
citiz5s f ! refugee camps 9 ,nepal2 &   
7#f7 urges ! ,royal ,gov]nm5t ( ,bhutan 
to ent] into a holi/ic peace build+ &   
reconciliation process & in/itute an    
indep5d5t ,tru? ,commission to publicly 
inve/igate any human rights violations &
 abuses committ$ dur+ ! #aiijs1 publi%  
its f9d+s1 & foll[ ?r\gh on its         
recomm5dations to ensure no future      
displacem5t or oppression (             
,nepali-speak+ ,lhot%ampas & o!r        
m9orities 9 ,bhutan4