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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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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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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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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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For International Day of the Disappeared Amnesty International has produced a video looking at the disappearance of five young men in Janakpur, Nepal. Known as the ‘Dhanusha 5′, the men were taken by security forces in 2003 at the height of the ten year civil war and never seen again. Their remains were recently exhumed [...]
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</object> Part of CNN’s ‘Freedom Project’ on modern day slavery, Demi Moore visits anti-trafficking NGO Maiti Nepal (run by Anuradha Koirala, 2010 CNN Hero of the Year) to find out what is being done to address this prevalent issue. The documentary premières on 26 June. Check out times here. Personally, I can’t be doing with [...]
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kathmandu, kathmandu. an exhibition by contemporary nepali photographers on wednesday, 6 april 2011 6 pm at nepal art council, babar mahal 20 emerging Nepali photographers recently concluded a four- week photography course organized by photo.circle, titled ‘Introduction to Visual Storytelling‘. The course introduced participants to a wide range of visual styles and aesthetics in photography, [...]
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Every year on 17 February human rights organisations, survivors and families of the disappeared in Nepal commemorate the anniversary of the killing of 15 year-old Maina Sunuwar by the Nepal Army. Despite the passing of seven years no one has faced trial in a civilian court for her killing. The Nepal Army continues to protect [...]
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