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Nepal: a long ignored human rights crisis now on the brink of catastrophe

This report summarizes the findings of an Amnesty International visit to Nepal from 10 to 16 February 2005. The delegation, led by Secretary General Irene Khan, assessed the impact of the state of emergency on a rapidly deteriorating human rights situation, as the people’s war declared by the CPN (Maoist) on 13 February 1996 entered … Continue reading Nepal: a long ignored human rights crisis now on the brink of catastrophe

Bhutan: ten years later and still waiting to go home: the case of the refugees

This document describes the experiences of two Nepalese refugees from Bhutan as illustrations of the problems facing the people in the refugee camps. They are waiting for the governments of Bhutan and Nepal to come to an agreement on their right to return to Bhutan. But ten years after they first arrived at the refugee … Continue reading Bhutan: ten years later and still waiting to go home: the case of the refugees