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  Anti-child trafficking legislation in Asia: a six country review

  International Labour Organization, 2006

  What are the inadequacies of the legal frameworks addressing the problem of cross- border trafficking? This extensive paper looks at international legal frameworks, and regional conventions. It highlights inadequacies of the legal frameworks in Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Indonesia as well as the discrepancies between the national laws and international instruments.
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  Nepal's troubled Tarai region

  International Crisis Group, 2007

  Unrest in the Tarai plains has exposed the weaknesses of Nepal’s peace process, could derail forthcoming elections for a constituent assembly and, if not properly addressed, could start a new form of conflict, this report warns. It describes how demands for political representation cut to the heart of the peace deal and constitutional process, as well as posing a direct challeng
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  Nepal’s Maoists: purists or pragmatists?

  International Crisis Group, 2007

  The Maoist movement in Nepal declared a "people's war" in 1996 in an attempt to create a communist republic. More than ten years on, a number of important concessions made by the group have resulted in a tacit acceptance of multi-party democracy. This paper analyses the political culture and development of the Maoist movement.
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  Political parties in South Asia: the challenge of change

  International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance / International IDEA, 2007

  This paper provides a comparative view of the conditions, roles and functioning of political parties in five countries of the South Asian region – Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Pakistan. The publication builds on empirical information collected from 49 parties and addresses the challenges of politics as experienced by the key political actors themselves: the political parties.
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  Human rights and dignity of Dalit women: report of the conference in the Hague, 20-25 November 2006

  India Committee of the Netherlands, 2006

  This report summarises the proceedings and the outcomes the 1st Conference on the Rights of Dalit Women held in The Hague, Netherlands.
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  Service delivery environments: the case of Nepal

  Governance and Social Development Resource Centre, 2004

  This DFID study examines the challenge of maintaining services for poor people in conflict-affected areas of Nepal. The report describes the different approaches development agencies have taken to supporting service delivery and draws attention to key issues that should be considered for future support.
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  Legislation generates conflict and opportunity for Asian non-governmental organisations

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2005

  Over the last two decades, donors working in the health sector have increasingly favoured non-governmental organisations over governments. This has led to competition for funding and legitimacy. Governments have responded in different ways with legislation that can either restrict or help non-governmental organisations.
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  Nepal's Maoists: their aims, structure and stratergy

  International Crisis Group, 2005

  This background document seeks to address the political aims, structure and strategy of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoists). It analyses the organisation, politics and armed struggle surrounding ten years of armed Maoist insurgency.Drawing on interviews, documents and analysis the paper pieces together a broad understanding of the Maoist movement and its aims.
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  Measuring empowerment in practice: structuring analysis and framing indicators

  World Bank, 2005

  This paper proposes a framework for measuring empowerment (ME) comprising three core concepts: agency, opportunity structure, and degree of empowerment. In this regard, it defines empowerment as a person’s capacity to transform choices into desired actions and outcomes.
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  Service delivery in difficult environments: the case of Nepal

  Department for International Development, UK, 2004

  This report, produced by the DFID Nepal Office, Asia Policy Regional Policy Unit and DFID Policy Division, describes different approaches development agencies have used to support service delivery in Nepal and highlights key areas for future support. It explains how agency involvement in the delivery of basic services has evolved in response to the conflict in Nepal.

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