http://uk.oneworld.net/article/country/524/ en_GB_uk Nepal http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85852 Nepal has re-launched the discharge and rehabilitation process of over 4,000 former Maoist fighters, including child soldiers. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85613 As food security deteriorates in Nepal, development agencies remind the government about human rights obligations. IRIN News http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85535 An overwhelming welcome in Nepal awaited Gurkha champion and actress Joanna Lumley, who has headed the campaign to enable Gurkha veterans to have the right to settle in Britain. http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/162872/1/ The fall of Prachanda's government has no direct connection with the controversial treatment of Gurkha veterans in the UK. But our domestic political dramas should not overshadow the significance of poverty reduction and stability in Nepal. http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/162644/1/ No significant effort has been made to capture the perpetrators of murder, sexual attacks and other assaults on women human rights activists in Nepal, says an international rights group. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/84779 Key medicinal plants used for cancer, malaria and other remedies are being over-exploited — potentially putting the health of millions at risk, warns an international conservation group. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/84142 Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf announced in a televised address to the nation today that he had decided to resign to avoid impeachment, while former Maoist rebel leader, Prachanda, is sworn in as Nepal's Prime Minister. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83778 The sun set on monarchy in Nepal today as the country became the world's youngest republic after the constituent assembly approved a proposal to terminate the 239-year monarchy. + OneWorld Nepal Guide http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160136/1/ Around 250 women and lower-caste Dalit have been elected to Nepal's new Constituent Assembly, reversing centuries of exclusion and raising hopes for a major political push to eradicate discrimination from Nepali society. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83538 With the emergence of the Maoists as the largest party in Nepal's Constituent Assembly, the group today held consultations with donor agencies about aid for the government the party will lead. From Kantipur.com http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83498 Achin Vanaik sets out the complex background of Nepal's 2006 revolution, the ensuing struggle for a new republic, the overthrow of the monarchy, and the tactical challenges facing the Maoists. From New Left Review http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83475 As Nepal steps up measures to prevent pro-Tibet protests in response to the Olympic torch being carried on Everest, the government has instructed soldiers to shoot if necessary. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83383 Nepal's 240-year monarchy will be abolished within a month, according to Maoists who are poised to head a new coalition government. From The Hindu http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83367 The Maoists are emerging as the largest party in Nepal after the 10 April constituent assembly election, having won 112 out of the first 200 constituencies declared. From Himalayan Times + OneWorld Nepal Guide http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83331 Hundreds of women and lower-caste Dalit candidates ran in Nepal's elections yesterday, pleasing local and international rights advocates who hope the vote will advance efforts to end discrimination.