Women human rights defenders - read PBI's submission to the Conservative Human Rights Commission
In Memory of Jai Kishor Labh
Peace Brigades International is deeply saddened by the death of human rights defender Jai Kishor Labh in the early hours of Sunday April 18th in his home. [more]
Nepal’s Maoists set for street protests
Political Deadlock Persists Amid Antigovernment Demonstrations in Kathmandu
BBC: Nepal Maoists' strike continues
An indefinite strike by Maoists in Nepal to force the government to resign has entered its third day, with many businesses still shut and roads empty.
The Economist: Himalayan precipice
Time is running out for attempts to settle the country’s confrontation
Nepal’s Maoists suspend general strike
Riot police in Kathmandu, the Nepalese capital, on Sunday took to the streets to disperse Maoist protesters who had massed near the government’s main administrative offices as part of a campaign to force the government to step...
Police, Maoists clash in Nepal, several injured
Riot police clashed with thousands of communists demonstrating outside the government's main offices in the Nepalese capital on Sunday, injuring several protesters and police officers.