SACRIFICE | SOLIDARITY | SERVICE
Bhummatss is in the process of collecting details of Bhutanese torture and trauma survivors and Martyrs families and document their stories.
BHUMMATSS is an inclusive, non-profit, non-governmental and non-partisan organisation which was established on 18 May 2014 by the families of Bhutanese Martyrs and Torture and Trauma Survivors ...
BHUMMATSS is an inclusive, non-profit, non-governmental and non-partisan organisation which was established on 18th May 2014 by the families of Bhutanese Martyrs and Torture and Trauma Survivors in South Australia and around the globe. It was formally incorporated on 3 June 2014 and operated by the Bhutanese Torture and Trauma Survivors, their families and families of Martyrs.
The belief behind publishing and preserving their compelling stories is to reveal the reality behind the evolution of democracy in Bhutan as well as to celebrate the lives of these unsung heroes and salute them for their priceless sacrifice and contribution.
Pabitra Gautam It was past midnight, the 22nd of November 1990. I was sleeping with my children at home. Suddenly, I was woken up by the sound of banging on my door. When I opened the door, I was chil...
Birkha Bahadur Gurung Chhalabchi is a remote village five hours walk from Goshi, the headquarters of Dagana district. In October 1990, when the rally demanding democracy in Bhutan was held in Goshi, t...
Nar Bahadur Dahal 25th of September 1990, a large number of people, including the village headmen and the national assembly members, from various villages and blocks, gathered in Chirang Dzong, the di...
The Bhutanese Martyrs Memorial and Torture Survivors Society (BHUMMATSS) Inc, through Torture and Trauma-informed Approach, intend to highlight and acknowledge the invaluable sacrifice and contribution of Bhutanese martyrs and torture and trauma survivors in establishing democracy in Bhutan and to document stories and life journey of these unsung heroes, and more importantly to seek and provide moral, social, psychological and culturally appropriate services to the living survivors and their families today.
To acknowledge, celebrate and memorialize the great sacrifice of the Bhuanese Martyrs' towards the establishment of human rights and democracy
To document the struggle of torture survivor, rape victims and ex-political prisoners for political change in Bhutan
To promote, protect and preserve the human rights and democracy in Bhutan into eternity
To support and educate all the Bhutanese people on the contributions of Bhutanese Martyrs to establish democracy in the nation
BHUMMATSS strongly suggests all individuals, cultural groups, community organisations and service providers across the globe including government and non-government agencies, to become aware and be informed that the contents in this website are all factual and accurate at the time when these contents are produced and documented. These Include stories of sacrifice, voices and struggles, and life experiences of Bhutanese Martyrs, Torture and Trauma Survivors and their families past and present.