Full Coverage: Nepal

30.11.2007 An art and photography exhibition in Kathmandu brings to light the difficulties faced by young Bhutanese refugees in Nepal. Forced out of their home country with their families in the 1990s, these young people have no memories of Bhutan, yet yearn for a return to their old homes.

20.11.2007 Women in Nepal – widows, the elderly and the very poor – are facing torture and abuse at the hands of their own families and communities, who accuse them of being witches. Human rights and gender activists say there is a need for stronger laws to protect such women and sensitise the public.

14.11.2007 A new radio program is encouraging thousands of minority and indigenous people to engage in Nepal's electoral process. Meanwhile, the country's contentious political parties work their way towards a common ground.

08.11.2007 Although the armed Maoist rebellion ended in April, thousands of displaced Nepalese have felt the situation was still too insecure for them to return home -- until now.

07.11.2007 Female community health volunteers are taking medical care to the weak and sick in remote areas of Nepal. Naresh Newar reports.
From: Nepali Times

07.11.2007 Nepal, Maldives and Libya have been removed from the annual list of Internet enemies, which Reporters Without Borders publishes today. But Egypt has been added to the roll of shame for its harassment and imprisonment of many bloggers.

07.11.2007 Hundreds of people disappeared when Nepali forces were given extra-judicial powers during the armed conflict with Maoist rebels. Human rights groups are now supporting the families who want the cases of their missing relatives to be resolved.

02.11.2007 More than 40,000 Bhutanese children of Nepalese origin have grown up in refugee camps in Nepal after their families were stripped of citizenship. These children, suffering from poor health and social biases, want better lives for themselves.