2 Quotes & Sayings By Dhomang Yangthang
Dhomang Yangthang was born in the beautiful Himalayas, in Darjeeling, Darjeeling district of West Bengal, India. He is a Buddhist Monk and a Human Rights Activist. He was a member of the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council for eight years and was elected its President in 2008. He has been a Consultant at Asian Centre for Human Rights since 2009. He has written numerous articles on human rights issues in Nepali newspapers and magazines
In his role at Asian Centre for Human Rights he has represented victims of human rights violations in Darfur, Sudan. He has been elected to the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council from Darjeeling district from 2004 to 2009. He has been awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Community Leadership (1991) and the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Peace and International Understanding (1999). He is also an Honorary Citizen of Nepal (2007) and an International Referee to the United Nations (2003).