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April 2008

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Nepalin väestöstä jopa yli 20 prosenttia on daliteja.
28.04.2008 Viimeinkin, lienee moni Nepalin kastijärjestelmän alimmalla portaalla istuva ajatellut, kun maolaiset voittivat Nepalin perustuslakia säätävän kansalliskokouksen vaalit. Maolaiset ovat antaneet äänen daliteille, Nepalin yhteiskunnan köyhimmille ja syrjäytyneimmille. Nyt he ovat nousemassa päättäjiksi.
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From: OneWorld South Asia
Related topics/regions: [Politics] [Social exclusion] [Civil rights]
Image: Nepalin väestöstä jopa yli 20 prosenttia on daliteja.
A protester shouting a pro-democracy slogan in Kathmandu, 2005
25.04.2008 Around 250 women and lower-caste Dalit have been elected to Nepal's new Constituent Assembly, reversing centuries of exclusion and raising hopes for a major political push to eradicate discrimination from Nepali society.
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From: Advocacy Project
Image: A protester shouting a pro-democracy slogan in Kathmandu, 2005 © Advocacy Project
What next for Nepal?
24.04.2008 With the emergence of the Maoists as the largest party in Nepal's Constituent Assembly, the group today held consultations with donor agencies about aid for the government the party will lead.
From Kantipur.com
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Related topics/regions: [Politics] [Aid]
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Nepal demonstration
23.04.2008 Achin Vanaik sets out the complex background of Nepal's 2006 revolution, the ensuing struggle for a new republic, the overthrow of the monarchy, and the tactical challenges facing the Maoists.
From New Left Review
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Image: Nepal demonstration
22.04.2008 "Vanhempien johtajien välillä on paljon kaunaa. Uskon että nuorten rooli puoluerajat ylittävän yhtenäisyyden luomisessa voi olla suuri", sanoo Nepalin kongressipuolueen nuori ehdokas Gagan Thapa.
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From: global.finland
Related topics/regions: [Conflict resolution] [Politics]
olimpiadi in Cina - da Olympicswatch.org
21.04.2008 As the New Economics Foundation cast doubts on London's promise of a legacy for the poor from the 2012 Olympics, Nepali soldiers were told to shoot if necessary to "protect" the Olympic torch from pro-Tibet demonstrators.
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Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] [Tibet] [Politics]
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olimpiadi in Cina - da Olympicswatch.org
21.04.2008 As Nepal steps up measures to prevent pro-Tibet protests in response to the Olympic torch being carried on Everest, the government has instructed soldiers to shoot if necessary.
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Image: olimpiadi in Cina - da Olympicswatch.org
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16.04.2008 Entisten maolaississien valtava menestys Nepalin vaaleissa tuli yllätyksenä lähes kaikille. Ensimmäisten vaalianalyysien mukaan maolaiset saavat kiittää voitostaan nepalilaisten pettymystä perinteisiin puolueisiin.
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From: OneWorld South Asia
Related topics/regions: [Democracy] [Politics]
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Former Maoist rebels in Nepal
15.04.2008 Nepal's 240-year monarchy will be abolished within a month, according to Maoists who are poised to head a new coalition government.
From The Hindu
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Image: Former Maoist rebels in Nepal © Naresh Newar / United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network
15.04.2008 The Maoists are emerging as the largest party in Nepal after the 10 April constituent assembly election, having won 112 out of the first 200 constituencies declared.
From Himalayan Times
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14.04.2008 Nepalilaiset nuoret lähettivät äskettäin kirjeitä suomalaisille Taksvärkki-kumppaneilleen. Nuoret kertovat kirjeissään, kuinka heidän koulurakennuksiaan on kunnostettu ja koulujen piha-alueita puhdistettu roskista – Taksvärkki-keräyksen rahoilla.
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From: Taksvärkki ry
Related topics/regions: [Finland] [International cooperation]
Nepali woman.
11.04.2008 Hundreds of women and lower-caste Dalit candidates ran in Nepal's elections yesterday, pleasing local and international rights advocates who hope the vote will advance efforts to end discrimination.
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From: Advocacy Project
Image: Nepali woman. © Advocacy Project
11.04.2008 Nepalin eiliset vaalit ovat YK:n mukaan sujuneet pääosin rauhallisesti. Nepalin vaaliviranomaiset arvioivat alustavasti, että noin 60% äänioikeutetuista kävi vaaliuurnilla.
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From: UNDP Nordic Office
Related topics/regions: [Politics]
The hammer and sickle, emblem of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist).
10.04.2008 As the Nepalese vote in the country's first elections in almost a decade, a photoessay explores the election's significance in rural Nepal, where poverty is rife and many lives have been scarred by the recent civil war.
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From: International Rescue Committee
Image: The hammer and sickle, emblem of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist). © International Rescue Committee
In 2005, Nepali King Gyanendra dismissed the elected government, declared a state of emergency, and announced his assumption of full executive authority.
10.04.2008 As Nepalese go to the polls today to elect a group of law makers that will draft a new constitution, a human rights monitor warns ongoing "violence, candidate intimidation, and efforts to suppress voter turnout" may mar the vote.
From: Human Rights Watch
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Image: In 2005, Nepali King Gyanendra dismissed the elected government, declared a state of emergency, and announced his assumption of full executive authority. © Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep
Taksikuski Amrit Thapa toivoo vaalien jälkeistä työrauhaa.
10.04.2008 Rauhaa, tasa-arvoa ja vapautta. Siinä tärkeimmät asiat, joita Nepalin pääkaupungin Katmandun asukkaat haluavat tämänpäiväiseltä perustuslakikokouksen vaalilta.
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From: global.finland
Related topics/regions: [Democracy]
Image: Taksikuski Amrit Thapa toivoo vaalien jälkeistä työrauhaa. © global.finland
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10.04.2008 Nepalilaisilla on tänään suuri päivä: kansalaiset valitsevat jäsenet perustuslakia säätävään kansalliskokoukseen. Vaalin valmistelut ovat sujuneet enimmäkseen rauhallisesti, mutta puolueet ovat kahakoineet keskenään, ja äänestäjiä on peloteltu.
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From: UNDP Nordic Office
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08.04.2008 Pommi-iskut ja tiedot äänestäjien painostamisesta ja lahjomisesta varjostavat torstaina pidettäviä perustuslakia säätävän kokouksen vaaleja, mutta uusi YK-raportti myös kehuu vaalikampanjoiden rauhanomaisuutta suurimmassa osassa Nepalia.
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From: OneWorld South Asia
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01.04.2008 Nepalilaisten nuorten esimerkki oman kouluympäristönsä hoitajina innostaa myös yhteisön aikuisia muuttamaan asenteitaan.
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From: Taksvärkki ry
Related topics/regions: [Conservation] [Environment]
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