ADHIKAAR IS A NY-BASED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WORKING WITH NEPALI-SPEAKING COMMUNITIES TO PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE FOR ALL The Honoree for this event is the New York Immigration Coalition. To read more please follow the link below: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/spring-for-justice-2017-tickets-27246100821
Crises in Nepal
Leader of Post-Quake Rebuild Removed
Read more by following the Link below. http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/11/world/asia/nepal-removes-leader-of-post-earthquake-rebuilding-effort.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FNepal
Did the humanitarian response to the Nepal Earthquake ensure no one was left behind? A case study on the experience of marginalised groups in humanitarian action
from Save the Children Published on 31 Mar 2016 Download PDF (1.45 MB) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In April and May 2015, two large-scale earthquakes struck Nepal, killing almost 9,000 people, damaging over half a million houses and displacing hundreds of thousands of people from their homes. Natural hazards are indiscriminate: earthquakes
Research suggests Kathmandu at risk for another earthquake
From Nevada Today: An earthquake much more powerful and damaging than last year’s 7.8 magnitude quake could rock Kathmandu and the Himalayan Frontal Fault, an international team of seismic experts has concluded. The unsettling news comes after field research and analysis in the year following the 2015 Gorkha earthquake, which
Earthquake in Nepal
Just before noon on Saturday, April 25th, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck about 50 miles to the northwest of Kathmandu, in Gorkha district. This earthquake has been devastating, particularly to the old sections of Kathmandu. Many historical structures, such as Dharahara tower, Basantapur Durbar Square, and Patan Durbar Square, have collapsed. The worst hit
IRC Report on Nepal
INTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP – NEW REPORT Nepal: Peace and Justice Kathmandu/Brussels, 14 January 2010: Nepal’s peace process is undermined by the failure to address the systematic crimes committed during the country’s conflict. Nepal: Peace and Justice*, the latest report from the International Crisis Group, examines the impact of the abuses
Senator Leahy Statement on Nepal
Statement Of Senator Patrick Leahy On The Deteriorating Situation In Nepal Senate Floor December 23, 2009 Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, over the years, both during and since the end of the monarchy in Nepal, I have urged the Nepal Army to respect human rights and cooperate with civilian judicial authorities
Free Madhu + Campaign Update
Within the past week there has been a great effort to free Madhu and the other professionals arrested alongside him. We will be posting daily updates on the situation in this space. To the extent possible, we want to coordinate our efforts. Here is a summary of actions to date:
Peace Corps Doctor Jailed
From Today’s Nepali Times  The 25 civil society activists, doctors and journalists who defied the curfew on 8 April at the Teaching Hospital and jump-started the current agitation and were arrested have been shifted to a detention centre in Duwakot. The group includes prominent human rights activists Padma Ratna Tuladhar,