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I first met Nayantara Gurung Kakshapati when I was exploring participatory photography in Nepal in 2009. Since then we have worked together on the issue of human rights abuses committed during the conflict in Nepal (1996-2006) on a number of occasions. I chose to work with Nayantara because she is a good photographer, plain and [...]
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Each year hundreds of thousands of Nepalis go abroad for work. The money they send home makes up over 20% of the country’s GDP. Each individual has a dream of what their journey will be like. Yet many of those dreams turn into nightmares, with problems starting even before they have left their home village. [...]
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Save the Children released research this week that claims ‘aid works’. This appears to be more than an exercise in accountability or impact assessment. This looks like the defense of aid in the face of a recession, negative press and a changing world. Part of the response from Save the Children is the video above. [...]
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Here is the Korean language version of Amnesty International’s short film ‘False Promises – Exploitation and forced labour of Nepalese migrant workers.’ You can find out more on this issue by reading the report or a summary at the Amnesty International website.
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</object> This video accompanies new research published by Amnesty International this week on the trafficking of Nepalese migrant worker for labour exploitation. The piece was shot by two Nepalese film makers to a brief myself and the AI researcher developed with them. Dinesh and Ramyata (who previously worked on Julie Bridgham’s ‘Sari Soldiers‘) of Sutra [...]
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I came across Sophie Gerrard’s work via a recent article on the BBC News website about an eye hospital in Bihar, India. I was impressed enough to have a dig around on her website and found another interesting project on maternal health. What struck me was the balance in her approach – not overly dramatic [...]
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Following on from Sophie Gerrard’s piece on cataract surgery in Bihar here is a piece by the BBC on a similar scheme in Nepal.
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I came across Sophie Gerrard’s work a couple of weeks back when the BBC featured her latest piece on the Akhand Jyoti Eye hospital in Bihar. It is beautiful, positive and inspiring. It does not linger on the negative nor over dramatize the issue. Other work, like ‘The Right to Life’ on maternal health in [...]
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Chiou Ho-shun, detained for over 23 years, is Taiwan’s longest-detained criminal defendant. His case is Taiwan’s longest-running, still ongoing criminal case, described recently by his lawyers as “a stain on our country’s legal [history].” Chiou Ho-shun is on death row in Taiwan for a murder he likely didn’t commit. Chiou Ho-shun and his 11 co-defendants [...]
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Amnesty International Japan feature and video on the killing of the Dhanusa 5 in Nepal. For the English version go here. </object>
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