Tag Archives: IRIN
Guilty Nepalis in miniskirts
Watching Nepal change over the past decade has been like seeing the West throughout a century. NEPAL: Women demand end to sexual harassment KATHMANDU, 23 May 2012 (IRIN) – Sexual harassment is an everyday issue for women in Nepal, particularly … Continue reading
Shock! Mountain people excluded
‘Indigenous mountain people’? Really? Is this a way of saying that Dalits or Chetris are not poor in the mountains? Nepal: Mountain dwellers “neglected” KATHMANDU, 8 May 2012 (IRIN) – The needs of millions of indigenous mountain people across Nepal … Continue reading
News flash: Nepal is f***ed
We ran from the house, everybody thinking ‘this is it’. Days later, the epicentre remains cloaked in secret as the Nepali and Sikkimi governments show the world their complete ineptitude. NEPAL: Indian earthquake prompts “wake-up call” KATHMANDU, 19 September 2011 … Continue reading