Category Archives: Letter
OHCHR spokesperson for human rights slams army
Not even remotely surprising. Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Rupert Colville We are concerned about the reported request to the Government of Nepal by the Nepal Army to promote Colonel Raju Basnet to the rank of … Continue reading
US cable: Nepal rebuts China pressure over refugees
C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 KATHMANDU 000144 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/17/2019 TAGS: PREL [External Political Relations], PREF [Refugees], CH [China (Mainland)], NP [Nepal] SUBJECT: NEPAL: CHINA PRESSURE BUT NEPALIS SAY REFUGEE POLICY … Continue reading
US cable: army corrupt, reconstruction expensive
See full list of Nepal cables. INDIAN, UK ENVOYS ON STATE OF ARMY, TALKS BETWEEN PARTIES, MAOISTS REF: A. KATHMANDU 658 ¶B. KATHMANDU 606 (NOTAL) Classified By: CDA John K. Schlosser, Reasons 1.4 (b/d). SUMMARY ——– ¶1. (S) Visiting SCA PDAS … Continue reading
Human rights INGOs letter to PM Baburam
Dear Prime Minister: As you assume the mantle of the highest office in Nepal, with only three months left in the mandate of the Constituent Assembly, we write to you to reiterate our longstanding request that the government makes accountability … Continue reading