Tracy Ghale – WNN SOAPBOX (WNN) Kathmandu, NEPAL, SOUTH ASIA: June 23, 2013 is just another day in the calendar for most people going about their daily lives; waiting to catch the bus to work; thinking about what their children are doing in school; appointments for the day. According to The Loomba Foundation, over 115 […]
Kalpana Bhusal – WNN MDG Stories (WNN/GPI) Kathmandu, NEPAL: It’s 7 a.m., and the morning bells are echoing throughout the Hindu temple of Dakshinkali. People crowd the temple area. While some worship the idol inside, others wait in a queue outside for their turn to visit the temple, located 20 kilometers south of Nepal’s capital, […]
Asian Human Rights Commission – Wednesday, 16 May 2012 (originally published 13 May) The Asian Human Rights Commission condemns the excessive use of force and the lack of due process in the eviction of the community living in the squatter settlements in Thapathali, Kathmandu on the banks of the Bagmati River on 8 May 2012. […]
Nepal correspondent Nilima Raut with Shubhi Tandon – WNN Features (WNN) KATHMANDU: The centuries old practice of chhaupadi in Nepal can cause prolonged depression in girls and women. In extreme cases it can also cause death. Chhaupadi pratha, or ritual practice, places Nepali women and girls in a limbo of isolation. In history it is […]
PUNITA RIMAL / Asia Pacific correspondent – WNN Features KATHMANDU: Nepal has always been classed as a developing country. In the U.S. it is often called a “third world” country. And it may well remain that way unless Nepal can break out of the vicious cycle of exploiting its people, particularly its women. One strategy […]
