Nepal, July 10 -- The Global Campaign for the Release of Political Prisoners in Bhutan (GCRPPB) has expressed deep concern and serious objection to the Royal Government of Bhutan's official response dated 2 July 2025, which denies any knowledge of or involvement in the enforced disappearance of Lok Nath Acharya, who has remained missing since October 2014.

This development follows a detailed UN joint communication-AL BTN 1/2025-issued on 22 April 2025 by four UN Special Procedure mandate holders: Mary Lawlor, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders; Matthew Gillett, Vice-Chair on Communications of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention; Gabriella Citroni, Chair-Rapporteur of the Working Group on Enforced or In...