US lawmakers urge State Dept. to press Nepal on Tibetan refugee rights

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Tenzin Nyidon

DHARAMSHALA, May 7: The U.S. House Appropriations Committee, in its fiscal year 2027 report, has called on the U.S. Department of State to press the government of Nepal to safeguard the rights of Tibetan refugees. The committee specifically urged renewed advocacy for the registration of all Tibetan refugees, many of whom have remained without legal status since the process was halted in 1995.

The report expressed “growing alarm” over the expanding influence of the People’s Republic of China in Nepal, warning that it has heightened the vulnerability of Tibetans in the country. This, the committee noted, has resulted in increasing restrictions on fundamental rights,...

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