BHUTAN

The Kingdom of Bhutan, Capital: Thimphu. Bhutan is located in southern Asia, between China and India.

Bhutan has no written constitution or bill of rights. It was an absolute monarchy until 1998, when a royal edict gave limited power to a national assembly and a royal advisory council. In November 2001, the King set up a Constitution Drafting Committee, which presented a completed draft in December 2002.

Non-Governmental Organizations

• Amnesty International
• AsylumLaw.org
• Bhutanese Refugees
• Derechos
• Human Rights Watch

Other Resources

• CIA Factbook
• CountryReports.org
• Library of Congress Country Studies
• International Monetary Fund
• Governments on the WWW
• United Nations Development Programme

Last updated  August 20, 2007.