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The Economist: Nepal's perilous politics

Nepal's perilous politics

Summer reruns

Bovine politicians fail to pick a prime minister

Aug 26th 2010 | Kathmandu

THE monsoon brings Nepal’s annual cow festival, a chance for ordinary people to mock their rulers in...

ASIA: Effective witness protection lacking in Indonesia and Nepal

The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) wishes to highlight two situations that illustrate the obstacles to the protection and enjoyment of human rights and the delivery of justice in cases of violations of human rights. One of...

NY Times: Nepal’s Parliament Fails in 5th Try to Select Prime Minister

Nepal’s Parliament on Monday failed for a fifth time to select a new prime minister, in a deepening political stalemate fueled by ego and ideology that is alienating the public and crippling the government and the economy in this...

Amnesty Article on Jai Kishor Labh (p16)

Thousands of families around the world are still waiting to know

what happened to their disappeared sons, wives, brothers or

daughters. Unable to grieve or to carry on with their lives, they

continue to fight for justice.

UNMIN no longer needed: NA chief

The Nepal Army (NA) has suggested to the government not to extend the term of the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) beyond September 15, arguing that the remaining tasks of the peace process for which the mission is here...

Video: Protecting space for peace in Colombia

Open Democracy: Colombia - a tale of two leaders, 19 August 2010

Juan Manuel Santos has made a refreshing start as Colombia’s president by departing from the policies of his predecessor, Álvaro Uribe. But to map a new political direction he will need support from uncertain allies, says Adam...[more]