The European Union should press Bhutanese authorities to release dozens of political prisoners held for decades in dire conditions, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said today. An EU human rights dialogue with Bhutan is scheduled later this month, just weeks after UN human rights experts issued a communication raising concerns over reports that the […]
In the case of the war of Ukraine i understand Amnesty International isn’t really a friend to Ukrainians, which seems weird because they are the one targeted by an aggressor. But I think it is fair they remain critical, while I also think it is unfair when they don’t criticise all parties in the same way. But I do hope you see truth in the saying that an imperfect ally is not the same as your enemy. They aren’t on Russia’s side on this, generally they are not on anyone’s side and they don’t want to be. Not saying what they’re doing is always fair, but them putting in effort to get the EU to pressure Bhutan should not be discouraged because of what they say and do in another conflict. What you’re doing is unfair to the political prisoners Amnesty is speaking out for.