KATHMANDU, July 20: The wounds of the Bhutanese refugee crisis, which began around 35 years ago, remain unhealed. The issue of prisoners of conscience, who were imprisoned in Bhutan for nearly three decades before being sent to Nepal, is emerging in new ways. Their fight for justice remains uncertain as more such prisoners are expected to be sent to Nepal from Bhutan via India in the coming years.

The resettled Bhutanese need to come together to make the international community aware about the reality and exert diplomatic pressure on Bhutan.