Women’s Rights in a Former Hindu Kingdom (Satis Shroff)

 
Women’s Rights in a Former Hindu Kingdom(Satis Shroff)
 
The work draws on my own experience and observations during my visits to Kathmandu. Since Nepal is one of those rare places which Nature and culture-enthusiasts would like to visit, I thought the plight of the Nepalese women ought to be told in your website, because till now [...]

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Dalit issue: The Rights of the Poor in Nepal (Satis Shroff)

 
 Dalit issue: Towards Rights for  the Poor, Untouchables, Underdogs of the Nepalese Society

 
 
 

 

Nepal’s new constitution must recognize and protect the fundamental human rights of Dalits, says a new
report released today by the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice (CHRGJ) at New York University School of Law. The report was released on the heels of Nepal?s [...]

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North Sea Travel: Longing for Langeoog (Satis Shroff)

 
LONGING FOR LANGEOOG (Satis Shroff)
 
Thomas, a burly, bearded botanist turned IT-specialist in Basle, and I decided to make a Herrnnachmittag out of a sunny day, despite the clouds in the vast horizon of the North Sea Isle of Langeoog, where we were spending our holidays with our near and dear ones. There we were, two [...]

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Dalai Lama’s Realpolitik: A Policy of Appeasement (Satis Shroff)

Commentary on Tibet:
Dalai Lama’s Realpolitik: A Policy of Appeasement (Satis Shroff)
 
The Chinese poet Dong Guanfu writes in his blog: “We cannot win the heart of the Tibetans if we only develop their economy. If we cannot manage to understand this, then many other conflicts will follow. There’s no denying that one of the reasons of [...]

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