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King Gyanendra of Nepal announced a strict all-day curfew Saturday that forced pro-democracy leaders to postpone a large rally organized by the country's seven main political parties. He ordered violators to be...

Police officers in Nepal arrested 300 protestors Thursday who were involved in 16 demonstrations across the capital city calling for a restoration of democracy in the country. Gopendra Pandey, a spokesman for the Nepal Ministry of...

Nepal's royal government has made its anti-terrorism law more stringent by introducing a fifth amendment to the Terrorists and Disruptive Activities (Control and Punishment) Ordinance (TADO), published in the official gazette on Monday. National and international human rights organizations...

Leading Friday's international brief, the Foundation for Human Rights Initiative (FHRI) in Uganda has issued a report warning that the independence of the judiciary and the freedom of the press have been seriously impinged upon in the...

The Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) and Maoist rebels are violating international human rights laws , according to a new report released by the UN's Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)...

Leading Thursday's international brief, the civilian criminal trial of Ugandan opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye and his 22 co-defendants has been postponed until after the upcoming national elections in Uganda. Ugandan Deputy Director for Public Prosecutions Simon...

Leading Monday's international brief, the Nepal Supreme Court has handed down an historic decision holding that the Royal Commission for Corruption Control (RCCC) , created by King Gyanendra following his dismissal of...

Leading Thursday's international brief, in one of the first directly anti-monarchial protests recorded in Nepal , over one thousand Nepalese citizens gathered to protest the death of a Nepalese protestor on Wednesday at the hands of...

Leading Wednesday's international brief, soldiers of the Royal Nepalese Army fired indiscriminately into a crowd of protesters who were urging citizens to boycott the municipal elections held throughout Nepal, the first elections in seven years. The weapons-fire...

Leading Wednesday's international brief, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres has called on the UN Security Council to create a UN peacekeeping force for the Darfur region of Sudan ....