Tag Archives: Discrimination
Sapana Pradhan Malla interview by NYT on women and trafficking
Fascinating. From Nepal, a Push to End Human Trafficking Human trafficking is one of the world’s fastest-growing crimes, the United Nations says, with nearly 21 million people falling victim each year. More than half of the victims of forced labor are from the … Continue reading
Discrimination against Dalits finally recognised in EU
Why has it taken until 2012 for the Europeans to wake up to this happening? European Parliament adopts historic resolution on Dalits Full EU Dalit Resolution > A strongly worded resolution on caste discrimination in India was debated and adopted … Continue reading
Banning women from working in the Gulf: protection or discrimination?
Protecting women or discriminating against women? Who in their right mind would want their friends, daughters, sisters or mothers to work in the Gulf, knowing the high rates of sexual harassment and low labour standards? But isn’t this just another … Continue reading
Gov still can’t enact Supreme Court’s LGBT citizenship ruling
This is dragging on now. Is it one of the world’s most progressive countries, or is it not. Please someone make their mind up! Hundreds march in Nepal in support of gay rights Gays, lesbians, transgender people and their supporters … Continue reading
Treaty findings and recommendations for Dalits
Two good resources from IDSN for those interested in the treaty observations and recommendations regarding Dalits: UN_TBOverview UNTB_Overview1_Apr2010
Update on third gender attempts to gain citizenship
There’s a long way to go: Dividing by Three: Nepal Recognizes a Third Gender Badri Pun slept in a gravel courtyard in rural Nepal for more than a week. After the first two days, he stopped eating. By night, he … Continue reading
Africans in Nepal
An interesting coincidence today – asked by a Kenyan about the experience of Africans in Nepal, and then a few hours later, this Kantipur piece written by a Kenyan. Reading her blog, you can see that Wagle was hoping for … Continue reading
BCN or CHHE?
A friend warned the other day not to be seen as anti-BCN (or is it anti-CHHE?), on risk of losing credibility. The following article from Republica is fairly interesting, although I admit, the half on the US was less compelling … Continue reading
Dalits lobbying UN committee
Lobby brief on Dalit women in Nepal for the examination of Nepal at the 49th CEDAW session, New York, 20 July 2011. FEDO and IDSN lobby document Nepal info from IDSN: The government appears to be striving to erode age-old … Continue reading
IRIN speaks with ostracised women
Nepal’s efforts to help conflict-affected women and girls gain a stronger footing in society may not be enough for the widows, rape victims and former Maoist combatants now tainted by social stigma, activists say. “Because women have held guns and … Continue reading