Bhutanese Refugees
These resources were assembled by Aaron Acharya and CVT in 2011.
- Mental and Physical Health
- Social and Cultural Background
- General Information about the Situation in Bhutan
This map shows the location of Bhutan relative to the rest of Asia. Click the map to see a large, detailed map of Bhutan.
To see a list of all webinars in all topics, click here.
Bhutanese in the U.S.: An Overview for Torture Treatment Programs
This webinar, presented on 12/17/2010, features Aaron Acharya.
This webinar is part of the National Capacity Building (NCB) webinar series. NCB is a project of the Center for Victims of Torture.
Date:Wednesday, 15 December 2010Websites & articles online
- BBC country profile at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/country_profiles/1166513.stm
- UN data profile available at http://data.un.org/CountryProfile.aspx?crName=Bhutan
- http://www.photovoice.org/bhutan/
- CAL: http://www.cal.org/co/overseas/bhutanese/Bhutanese-supplement.pdf
- IOM profile of Bhutanese refugees: http://www.peianc.com/sitefiles/File/resources/cultural_profiles/Bhutanese-Refugees-in-Nepal.pdf
- Preventing Torture and Rehabilitating Survivors in Nepal by Center for the Victims of Torture (CVICT) in Kathmandu available at http://www.cvict.org.np/resources/articles/preventing_torture_and_rehabilitating_survivors_in_nepal.pdf. Accessed on 12/9/2010
- Impact of Torture on Refugees Displaced Within the Developing World - Symptomatology Among Bhutanese Refugees in Nepal, available at http://jama.ama-assn.org/content/280/5/443.long
- Healing Traditions in Nepal available at http://www.aaimedicine.com/jaaim/sep06/Healing.pdf. Accessed on 12/9/2010
- Abstract of “Mental Illness” Among Bhutanese Shamans in Nepal available at http://journals.lww.com/jonmd/Abstract/2004/04000/Mental_Illness_Among_Bhutanese_Shamans_in_Nepal.9.aspx. Accessed on 12/9/2010
- AMDA (www.amda.org)
- Mental Health of Karen and Bhutanese refugee Families in the Child Welfare System, available at http://www.cehd.umn.edu/ssw/research/posterpdfs/Shannon-Wieling-MH-Poster.pdf, Accessed on 12-11-2010
- Exploring the psychology of Bhutanese Refugees in New York City (video) on http://refugeesyndrome.com/. Accessed on 12-14-2010
Sources of news for survivors
Reports and projects
- Human Rights Watch Report – Last Hope
- Bhutanese Refugee Empowerment Project -SEWA International
- Bhutanese Community Program - ABA
Bhutanese organizations in the US
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