International Nepal Solidarity Network (INSN) INSN’s US Policy Page International Crisis Group Amnesty International
International Nepal Solidarity Network (INSN) INSN’s US Policy Page International Crisis Group Amnesty International
Nepal: Washington’s Wait and See Attitude on Coups and Human Rights Abuses by Frida Berrigan This is one of the most reliable and accurate accounts of US government military aid to Nepal–aid that is currently being reconsidered by the US. Check it out!
Please join Amnesty International’s campaign to lobby the the US to sponsor a resolution in the Commission on Human Rights hearings. It’s easy!
Wisconsin Senator Russ Feingold will be holding a public “listen session” in our county on Friday April 1st. The meeting is open to the public and a good opportunity for a large group of us to meet the Senator and share our concerns and views with him. The meeting is
A core group on RPCVs has been active as a subcommittee of Friends of Nepal for the past year. The “Peace Initiative” Comittee had some significant accomplishments in the first several months then ran into a wall and the members remained only loosely affiliated over the past 3-5 months. The
INTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP – NEW REPORTS Nepal: Dealing with a Human Rights Crisis The International Crises Group has some very analytical and objective reports on the situation in Nepal. If you want a comprehensive analysis checkout this resource.
Having had over 6 years working in development in Nepal with PC and UNDP there are two areas where I think FON could have the most impact, 1) The national (decentralized) Community Forestry development program of the Forestry Dept which is having considerable success throughout the hills with the support
Thanks to the generosity of over 100 RPCVs we raised over $8,000 in November and December 2004 for the PCN Nepali Staff. They have formed a committee and recently had a meeting with 45 attendees to discuss how to use the fund. They have decided to form an organization and
There are quite a few initiatives underway by Nepal RPCVs and others who care about Nepal. There has been discussion and some random mobilization in terms of lobbying congress to support democracy in Nepal, restricting military aid, organizing teach-ins and seminars, etc. In the coming months we will have several