A seven-member delegation led by Mr. Suman Timsina visited the Capitol Hill to follow-up and brief the Senators and Congressmen on the current situation in Nepal and to discuss strategies and ways to lead Nepal out of the crisis. (details)
Archive for April, 2005
Letter to Bush from Nepal’s Former Ambassador
April 18, 2005. Suspending military aid for the present is critical if Nepal is to be kept from becoming a failed state and terrorist haven, Nepal’s former ambassador writes to George Bush.
UN Warns of Internally Displaced
22 April 2004 Humanitarian and human rights action was desperately needed in Nepal to prevent further deterioration of an internally displaced persons (IDPs) situation that was in a “pre-crisis stageâ€, the Special Adviser of the United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator on Internal Displacement told correspondents at Headquarters today.
Amnesty Int’l Report: 3000 Arrested Since Feb 1
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New Leahy Resolution in US Senate
In April 18th U.S. Senate discussion of a Supplemental Appropriations Bill, a resolution about Nepal’s political detainees proposed by U.S. Senator Leahy was agreed to.
U.N. Warns of Nepal Refugee Crisis
UPI, April 18, 2005 KATMANDU, Nepal — A senior U.N. official investigating internal refugees in Nepal has called for preventative action to avoid a humanitarian crisis in the country. Dennis McNamara, advisor to the United Nations’ chief of humanitarian affairs, specializes in internally displaced people who have been driven from
A Perspective from the North American Diaspora
A CALL FOR A DEMOCRATIC MIDDLE GROUND: “The North American Nepali diaspora played a symbolic yet sincere role in the successful restoration of democracy in Nepal in 1990,” writes a group of U.S.-based Nepalis. Now the call of our time, they say, is to work towards the middle ground. This
Websites on Nepal’s Crisis
In addition to insn.org and nepaldemocracy.net, here are a couple of good sites on the current situation: Liberal Democracy Nepal — This site is dedicated to disseminating and discussing the full range of issues and ideas germane to the ideal of creating liberal democracy in Nepal. Created mostly by Nepali
Congressman Walsh (RPCV) to King Gyanendra
It is with marked disappointment that the United States Congres observed recent actions to dramatically alter the structure of the Nepali Government… Congressman Walsh’s letter, page 1. Congressman Walsh’s letter page 2.
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