The Centre for Protection of Minorities and Against Racism
and Discrimination in Bhutan (CEMARD-Bhutan) is a national non-profit,
non-partisan, and non-governmental human rights organization devoted
to eliminating all forms of discrimination, racism, racial discrimination,
xenophobia and related intolerance and advancing the international
regime of human rights in Bhutan. It was established to defend the
human rights and to promote the principles of non-discrimination,
equality, social justice, rule of law, rights of minorities and
for elimination of all forms of discrimination and racial discrimination
in Bhutan. Its main objectives are to secure justice for religious,
ethnic and linguistic minorities suffering discrimination, prejudice
and persecution and to work for elimination of all forms of discrimination,
racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance
and combating racism in Bhutan. It was established on August 22,
1994.
CEMARD stands for equal value of all human beings, equality,
dignity and rights of all individuals and peoples regardless of
colour, race, ethnicity, sex, religion and creed. It believes that,
‘All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights’ and
every one is entitled to all rights and freedoms as enshrined in the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, without any distinction of
any kind in particular to race, ethnicity, religion, language and
culture. Economic, social, cultural, civil and political rights are
indivisible. ‘All individuals and groups have the right to be
different, to consider themselves as different and to be regarded as
such’.
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