Grievances of Nepalis from war-torn Lebanon
Escaping conflict at home has not always helped some Nepalis live in peace. In their search for employment, many Nepalis have landed in conflict zones. The gruesome murder of 12 Nepali migrant workers in Iraq few years earlier is still fresh in our memory. Lebanon is one of the...
Grievances of Nepalis from war-torn Lebanon
Escaping conflict at home has not always helped some Nepalis live in peace. In their search for employment, many Nepalis have landed in conflict zones. The gruesome murder of 12 Nepali migrant workers in Iraq few years earlier is still fresh in our memory. Lebanon is one of the...
R B Basnet: A True Hero
The late refugee leader will be remembered for his fight for justice and democracy in Bhutan from exile till his last breathe Man is mortal but his contribution to society and his commitment for the cause make him immortal. R B Basnet has been immortalized due to his unflinching...
Victoria Cross to Gurkhas: Who cares?
Of the total 1,356 Victoria Crosses, the highest military decoration given by the British monarch, awarded worldwide since its inception in 1856, 13 were given to the Gurkhas. Unfortunately, none of these bravery medals are in Nepal now. Neither the government offices have any record where these medal are...
Un-enough HRW report II
This is the continuation of the article you read below about the HRW report published recently. I feel the report is so limited and incomplete, if not biased. The gross human rights violation is in eastern Bhutan for centuries. The crackdown in south began only two decades back. But...
Un-enough HRW report I
The latest news that google delivered me was the report published by the New York based group called Human Rights Watch about the human rights situation in this country. It almost consumed my whole day to go through, repeatedly so that I can catch what exactly was said, without...