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Kamala Sarup: Landmines Jeopardise Nepal
Tuesday, 29 March 2005, 11:42 am | Kamala Sarup
In Nepal, landmines terrorize the population, cause death and terrible injuries, and prevent economic and social progress. While estimates of the total number of landmines here vary, they all run into the thousands. Land mines affect Nepal on ... More >>
Kamala Sarup: Nepali People Can Live Peacefully
Tuesday, 29 March 2005, 10:51 am | Kamala Sarup
Nepalese people know that any delay in the peace process will lead to the rising of a suspicion among the public whether violence will resume, so nobody should disturb the peace process to be held in the country. An atmosphere should be created whereby ... More >>
Kamala Sarup: Sexually Exploited Women In Conflict
Thursday, 24 March 2005, 11:28 am | Kamala Sarup
"Women have to suffer torture if they are not ready for physical contact with commanders or guerillas". "Thousands of women were forced to join the insurgency and exploited sexually". "I was beaten, raped, forced to go with them. Three men raped me". More >>
Kamala Sarup: Security Of Life
Wednesday, 23 March 2005, 11:51 am | Kamala Sarup
''My children and I fled to Kathmandu. I don't ever want to go back to our village. We are too scared.'' Prabha Adhikari said in Kathmandu. ''We only have what's here in these days'', says Prabha More >>
Kamala Sarup: Maoists Khmer Rouge and Human Rights
Tuesday, 22 March 2005, 12:22 am | Kamala Sarup
Maoist Khmer Rouge, Pol Pot was the most dangerous person of the killing fields. Radical Maoist movements have failed to take power in Peru, but Khmer Rouge seized power in Cambodia and his tactic was to terrorize the countryside by setting up ambushes ... More >>
Kamala Sarup: Economic Impact of HIV/AIDS
Monday, 21 March 2005, 11:10 am | Kamala Sarup
Nepal, already crippled with problems of underdevelopment, poverty, food scarcity, internal conflicts, is the hardest hit by the HIV-AIDS pandemic. If the number of HIV infections continue to rise at the current rate, the Nepal's economy could become ... More >>
Kamala Sarup: Who Will Hear The Farmer's Voice?
Friday, 18 March 2005, 10:38 am | Kamala Sarup
Narayan Sunar, a poor 50-year-old farmer said "I have no money. Doctor says I have to have nutritious food to fight T. B. I cannot afford it," says Narayan who lives in Chitawan. Narayan is one of 200 million people in Nepal who live in desperate ... More >>
Kamala Sarup: Maoists and Comprehensive Peace
Wednesday, 16 March 2005, 2:14 pm | Kamala Sarup
We recently heard from the Royal Nepal Army, Maoist has expelled politburo member Baburam Bhattarai and his wife Hishila Yami from the party. Meanwhile, houses and public places in different places of the coutry reportedly bear wall paintings with ... More >>
Kamala Sarup: No Confrontation Please
Tuesday, 15 March 2005, 12:40 am | Kamala Sarup
Will or won't the political parties agree to the rebels' demands? Have the Nepalese politicians realized they are taking the wrong path? Are corrupt elected politicians doing anything to serve the people at large? Will Nepal be able to face another Maoist ... More >>
Kamala Sarup: Women Trafficking And Conflict
Monday, 14 March 2005, 11:26 am | Kamala Sarup
''I got acquainted with a boy who was 30 who said he loved me and promised to marry me. He convinced me to go to India for a better life. I went with him. The same night one of the men told us that we had to work in prostitution.'' More >>
Kamala Sarup: Peace Is Every Child's Right
Friday, 11 March 2005, 12:37 am | Kamala Sarup
This week, Nepal's Maoist rebels announced plans to raise a militia of 50,000 children. On February 22, the leader of the Maoists student wing, Kamal Shahi, said the decision to raise child militia was taken by the rebel leadership on January 10-11. More >>
International Women's Day And HIV/AIDS
Wednesday, 9 March 2005, 12:24 am | Kamala Sarup
International Women's Day is the ideal time to challenge current HIV prevention thinking. For the first time women comprise 50 percent of the global epidemic. The face of AIDS - especially in Asia - is more and more the face of women. More >>
Will Social Transformation Reduce Conflict?
Tuesday, 8 March 2005, 4:46 pm | Kamala Sarup
If the leaders and the government of Nepal promote education and values that emphasize national and international identification rather than ethnic, religious, tribal or clan identification, then the ethnic, religious, tribal and clan conflicts will diminish, ... More >>
Once peace restored, Democracy can flourish
Thursday, 3 March 2005, 8:15 pm | Kamala Sarup
"The present political development in Nepal needs to be seen in a proper context. Some people are simply crying wolf, as if the Royal move of 1 February was targeted against a functioning parliament and an elected government. We should not be oblivious ... More >>
Nepal: The King Says Terrorism No Longer Accepted
Monday, 28 February 2005, 8:15 pm | Kamala Sarup
His Majesty King Gyanendra has said the nation itself has chosen an agenda that terrorism is no more accepted. More >>
Sexual Rights and HIV
Friday, 25 February 2005, 5:11 pm | Kamala Sarup
Women are silent about sexual issues for many reasons. Especially women cannot request, let alone insist on using a condom or any form of protection.Lack of respect for women's sexual and reproductive rights is a big problem. Female genital mutilation, ... More >>
Women In The Media Inadequate Participation
Friday, 25 February 2005, 5:10 pm | Kamala Sarup
What is the image of women working in print and electronic media may be a serious question to ask. During the panchayat system the press was not free. The freedom of the press in Nepal does not seem to be utilized effectively. More >>
Kamala Sarup: Stable Government To Promote Economy
Thursday, 17 February 2005, 12:12 am | Kamala Sarup
Nepal's moves toward a market economy are well entrenched, but no politician wants to abolish subsidies. Foreign and security policies are rarely election issues. More >>
HIV/AIDS Threatens Nepal's National Security
Wednesday, 16 February 2005, 1:47 pm | Kamala Sarup
The growing HIV/AIDS epidemic in Nepal is a national security issue. If the rate of infection increases, HIV/AIDS could possibly threaten the stability of Nepal. More >>
Kamala Sarup: Peace Through Liberal Democracy
Tuesday, 15 February 2005, 2:57 pm | Kamala Sarup
Peace Media's Advisor Dr. Alok K. Bohara, argued: ''To foster liberal democracy, you have to have sound institutions, and the political process allows debates and deliberations to create such institutions. More >>
