Full Coverage: Nepal

07/24/2007 The United Nations and the Maoists have agreed on the resumption of the second phase of registration and verification of Maoist army personnel – to ensure that no minors are
serving – as soon as possible.

07/16/2007 UNITED NATIONS, Jul 16 (OneWorld) - Despite the return of democratic rule a little over one year ago, there has been no let up in cases of police abuse in Nepal, according to human rights defenders involved in a countrywide campaign against torture.

07/16/2007 More than 1,300 new cases of torture have been recorded in Nepal by the Advocacy Forum, a leading Nepali human rights organisation, since the restoration of democracy in April 2006.

07/13/2007

07/06/2007 The ghatta an ancient rural technology - made out of a tree trunk for the water runner, some timber to craft the turbine wheel, a stone grinder and a convenient stream - is reviving the fortunes of poor Nepalese families.

07/05/2007 Natural disasters have time and again proved the vulnerability of poor women, children, the elderly and disabled. Mats Eriksson, Manjari Mehta and Kesang Renchen of the Kathmandu based International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) write on the need to integrate local communities in disaster preparedness planning in the Himalayan region.